G/LIC/N/3/CAN/19  
 
10 July  2020 
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Committee on Import Licensing  Original: English  
 
 REPLIES TO QUESTIONN AIRE ON IMPORT LICEN SING PROCEDURES  
NOTIFICATION UNDER A RTICLE 7.3 OF THE A GREEMENT  
ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES (2019)  
CANADA  
The following communication, dated  9 July 2020, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Canada.  
 
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1   CONTROLLED DRUGS  AND SUBSTANCES ACT AND THE CANNABIS ACT  ......................  2 
2   FOOD AND DRUGS A CT ................................ ................................ ...............................  6 
3   GROWER REQUESTED  OWN USE (GROU) PROG RAM ................................ ...................  8 
4   EXPLOSIVES ACT  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 12 
5   NUCLEAR SAFETY A ND CONTROL ACT  ................................ ................................ ...... 13 
6   CANADIAN ENERGY REGU LATOR ACT  ................................ ................................ ....... 16 
7   EXPORT AND IMPOR T PERMITS ACT  ................................ ................................ .........  18 
7.1   A. General Responses Applicable to Dairy Products; Chicken, Turkey and Eggs; Broiler 
Hatching Eggs and Chicks; Beef and Veal; Margarine; Wheat, Barley and their products  ...........  18 
7.2   Other Responses – by Product Groups  ................................ ................................ .........  21 
7.2.1    Dairy Products  ................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 21 
7.2.2    Chicken, Turkey and Eggs  ................................ ................................ .......................  25 
7.2.3    Broiler Hatching Eggs and Chicks  ................................ ................................ .............  28 
7.2.4    Beef and Veal  ................................ ................................ ................................ ........  30 
7.2.5    Margarine  ................................ ................................ ................................ .............  31 
7.2.6    Wheat, Barley and their Products  ................................ ................................ .............  33 
7.2.7    Textiles  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................  34 
7.2.8    Clothing  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................  37 
7.2.9    Carbon and Specialty Steel  ................................ ................................ .....................  39 
7.2.10    Aluminum  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........  44 
8   PLANT PROTECTION  ACT ................................ ................................ ..........................  45 
9   HEAL TH OF ANIMALS ACT  ................................ ................................ ........................  47 
10   SAFE FOOD FOR C ANADIANS ACT  ................................ ................................ ...........  51 
11   WILD ANIMAL AND  PLANT PROTECTION AN D REGULATION OF INTE RNATIONAL 
AND INTERPROVINCIAL TRADE ACT  ................................ ................................ .............  55 
12   EXPORT AND IMPO RT OF ROUGH DIAMONDS  ACT ................................ ..................  57 G/LIC/N/3/CAN/19  
 
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  1  CONTROLLED DRUGS AND SUBSTANCES  ACT AND THE CANNABI S ACT  
Outline of system  
1.  The importation of controlled substances, precursor chemicals, cannabis and industrial hemp is 
governed by regulations made under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act  (CDSA), which was 
enacted in 1996 and came into force in 1997, and the Cannabis Act (CA), which came into force on 
October 17, 2018.  The CDSA and CA are the means by which Canada fulfils its obligations under 
the United Nations (UN) Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 , Convention on Psychotropic 
Substances, 1971 , and Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic 
Substances, 1988  (collectively known as the UN Drug Control Conventions).  
 
The CDSA and CA establish a legislative framework that prohibits any person from conducting 
activities, e.g., importation,  exportation, production, distribution with controlled substances, 
precursor chemicals and cannabis unless authorized by the legislation, regulation, or an exemption 
issued by the Canadian Minister of Health.  The regulations made under the CDSA and CA set  out 
the circumstances under which activities with controlled substances, precursor chemicals and 
cannabis are permitted.  
 
The substances regulated under the CDSA are grouped into six Schedules (Schedules I to VI) to the 
Act. Schedules I to IV list -control led substances (including analgesics, stimulants, sedatives, 
hallucinogens and anabolic steroids) while Schedule VI lists precursor chemicals. Schedule V lists 
items which the Minister  of Health decides to control on a temporary basis (up to one year with the 
possible extension for another year) in response to significant risk to public health and safety. 
Currently there is no item listed in this Schedule. Schedule IX lists the designated devices that are 
required to be registered with Health Canada before being imported into Canada.  
 
The following sections outline provisions pertaining to the legal import of controlled substances, 
precursor chemicals and cannabis:  
 
"Controlled Substances"  
 
- Benzodiazepines and Other Targeted Substances Regulations  (targeted substances): Sets out 
the circumstances and requirements in which producers, distributors, importers, exporters, 
pharmacists, practitioners and hospitals may conduct any activities authorized by these 
Regulations, including possession , sale, distribution, importing and exporting, and production 
of targeted substances. The term “targeted substances” refers to any controlled substance 
listed in Schedule 1 to these Regulations, including benzodiazepines and other psychoactive 
substances.  
 
- Narcotic Control Regulations  (narcotics):  Sets out the circumstances and requirements in 
which producers, distributors, importers, exporters, pharmacists, practitioners and hospitals 
may cond uct any activities authorized by these Regulations, including  possession, sale, 
distribution, importing and exporting, and production of narcotics. The term “narcotic” refers 
to any controlled substance listed in the Schedule to these Regulations referred to as 
“narcotics”, such as cocaine, opium, codeine and morphi ne. 
 
-  Part G of the Food and Drug Regulations  (controlled drugs): Sets out the circumstances and 
requirements in which producers, distributors, importers, exporters, pharmacists, 
practitioners, and hospitals may conduct any activities authorized by these  Regulations, 
including possession, sale, distribution, importing, exporting, and production of controlled 
drugs. The term “controlled drug” refers to any controlled substance listed in the Schedule to 
Part G of these Regulations, such as stimulants, sedat ives, and anabolic steroids.  
 
-   Part J of the Food and Drug Regulations  (restricted drugs): Governs the activities of producers, 
distributors, importers, exporters, and research institutions including possession, sale, 
distribution, importing, exporting,  and production of “restricted drugs”.  The term “restricted 
drug” refers to any controlled substance listed in the Schedule to Part J of these Regulations, 
such as MDMA, LSD, and psilocybin. These substances have no approved medical applications 
and can b e used only for scientific and research purposes.  
 
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  "Precursor Chemicals"  
 
-  Precursor Control Regulations : Sets out the circumstances and requirements in which 
producers, distributors, importers, exporters, pharmacists, practitioners, and hospitals may 
conduct, any activities authorized by these Regulations, including production, sale/provision,  
importation and exportation of two broad classes of chemicals listed in Parts 1 and 2 of 
Schedule VI to the CDSA:  
 
-  Class A precursors, such as ephedrine, pse udoephedrine, piperidine, and red/white 
phosphorus; and  
- Class B precursors, such as acetone, hydrochloric acid, and toluene.  
 
While these regulations govern the import of controlled substances and precursors, they may be 
referred to as two different “li censing/permit systems” – as procedures vary somewhat between the 
classes of substances – overall, the “systems” are very similar.  In this regard, unless otherwise 
specified in the text below, procedures are the same for each type of substance.  
 
“Designated Devices” Registry: Importation of Pill Presses and Encapsulators  
 
The control mechanism for designated devices is set out in the Controlled Drugs and Substances 
Act. 
 
Definition of Designated Devices:  
 
Pill press: Manual, semi -automatic or full y automatic device that may be used to compact or mould 
powdered, granular or semi -solid material to produce coherent solid tablets.  
 
Encapsulator: Manual, semi -automatic or fully automatic device that may be used to fill capsules 
with any powdered, granul ar, semi -solid or liquid material.  
 
Designated devices may be used for legitimate purposes in the pharmaceutical, food and consumer 
products industries. As of 18 May 2017, any individual or business who wishes to import a designated 
device into Canada is r equired to register with Health Canada. Legitimate users are required to 
provide the registration number and proof/confirmation of the registration at the border upon 
importation of the designated device. Registration is not onerous; the burden on legitima te 
manufacturers is limited. Failure to register a designated device before importing it across the 
Canadian border is in violation of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act . Subsequently, Customs 
officers may notify Health Canada and/or law enforcement w hen the device arrives at the border. 
Border officials, at their discretion, may verify registration with Health Canada.  
 
Health Canada aims to process completed application forms within 15 business days. Incomplete 
forms will be returned to the applicant and delay the registration process. Health Canada encourages 
applicants to ensure that the application for registration is complete and submitted in good time.  
 
Each designated device must be registered using a separate application form and is valid for o ne 
importation. Once the registration has been processed by Health Canada, applicants will be provided 
with the registration number for the designated device specified on the form, and a copy of the 
validated registration form.  
 
“Cannabis”  
 
Cannabis Act : Prohibits the importation or exportation of cannabis and the possession of cannabis 
for the purpose of exporting it unless otherwise authorized under the CA.  
 
Cannabis Regulations : Sets out the circumstances and requirements in which cultivators, processors , 
sellers, producers, researchers, laboratories, distributors, importers, exporters, pharmacists, 
practitioners and hospitals may conduct regulated activities with cannabis including possession, sale, 
distribution, importing and exporting, and production o f substances listed in Schedule 1 of the 
Cannabis Act . Importing and exporting is restricted to cannabis for medical and/or scientific 
purposes.  
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  Industrial Hemp Regulations : Sets out the circumstances and requirements in which cultivators, 
sellers, import ers and exporters, may conduct regulated activities with industrial hemp (cannabis 
plants containing less than 0.3% THC) including possession, sale, importing and exporting, and 
production of hemp derivatives.    
 
Purpose and coverage of licensing  
2. Prospective importers of controlled substances, precursor chemicals or cannabis must be 
authorized under the respective regulations to conduct importation of specific substances. With the 
exception of Class  B precursor chemicals, an authorized importer mus t apply for an import permit 
for each individual shipment.  The application must specify the supplier's name, address and country, 
the quantity and type of substances being imported as well as the method of transport and the 
Customs port of entry.  Import permits are valid for one shipment only.  
 
3.  The system applies to controlled substances, precursor chemicals and cannabis from all countries. 
While there is no actual restriction on which countries these substances can be imported from, 
substances are ra rely imported from countries that are not party to the UN Drug Control 
Conventions. However, not all substances that are controlled in Canada are controlled in all other 
jurisdictions (e.g., analogues, salts or derivatives of certain controlled substances,  anabolic steroids, 
etc.).  
 
4. The import permit system is intended to ensure the legitimate trade in controlled substances, 
precursor chemicals and cannabis for medical or scientific purposes, and minimize the risk of those 
substances being diverted to i llicit markets by monitoring internationally the movement of shipments 
of these substances, taking into consideration, among other things, annual national estimates for 
controlled substances submitted by Canada to the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB). The 
Canadian regulatory system is required to have an import control component to it under the UN 
Drug Control Conventions.  
 
5.  See paragraph 1.  
 
Procedures  
6. I. Allocations of quotas for narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances are published b y the 
United Nations, and this information is provided to dealers upon request and is available on 
the INCB website.  Any nation exporting controlled substances or cannabis may obtain 
information on Canadian quotas through the INCB.  Canada does not alloca te a specific 
quantity to any foreign country or domestic importer.  
 
II.  The qu otas for narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances are allocated annually in 
accordance with the requirements of the INCB.  
 
III.  Permits to import controlled substances and C lass A precursor chemicals are only issued to 
dealers who are licensed to import and conduct other activities with the relevant substances, 
while permits to import cannabis are only issued on a per -shipment basis to licence holders 
who are licensed to cond uct activities with cannabis. All licence holders are required to report 
to Health Canada on the endorsed quantity imported for each shipment that has taken place. 
Unused portions of permits for these substances and quantities from cancelled permits are 
credited back to the quota for the current year. The names of licensed importers are not 
published for confidentiality and security reasons. Health Canada sends three copies of the 
permit to the applicant, and it is the applicant’s responsibility to send cop ies of import permits 
to the exporting country and the customs broker.  
 
IV.  All quotas are established on an annual basis, and an application amendment to this quota 
may be made at any time during the year. Import permit applications are accepted 
year-round. Quotas submitted to the INCB are annual estimates of controlled substances and 
cannabis for legitimate medical or scientific needs in Canada. When necessary, Canada may 
amend the estimates by submitting supplementary estimates to the INCB. Additionally , 
Canada provides the INCB with quarterly statistical reports of narcotic drug imports and 
exports (Form A).  
 
V.  Import permits are usually issued within thirty business days of receipt of the application.  G/LIC/N/3/CAN/19  
 
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  VI.  Import permits are issued for immediate imp ortation. Currently, permits for controlled 
substances and precursor chemicals are valid for six months from the date of issue or until 
the expiry date of the licence, whichever is earlier.   
 
VII.  All applications for import permits are reviewed by the O ffice of Controlled Substances, with 
the exception of applications for cannabis, which are reviewed by the Office of Medical Access 
and Specialized Authorizations.  
 
VIII.  Import permits are issued on a first -come, first -serve basis, provided that the appl icant 
submits a complete application. There is no maximum amount allocated per applicant.  
Applications are examined for accuracy on receipt. In addition, applications made by forensic, 
coroner’s office and other law enforcement agencies for reference stan dards are processed as 
priorities.  
 
IX.  In accordance with the UN Drug Control Conventions, a shipment of narcotic drug, 
psychotropic substances or precursor must be authorized by both the importing and exporting 
countries.  
 
X.   Not applicable.  
 
XI.  No.  
 
7.(a) Import permits for goods regulated under the Industrial Hemp Regulations are usually issued 
within thirty business days of the receipt of a complete permit application.  
 
(b)  No. See 7(a).  
 
(c)  No.     
 
(d)  All applications to import goods re gulated under the Industrial Hemp Regulations are reviewed 
by the Office of Medical Access and Specialized Authorizations.  
 
8.  Generally, an application for an import permit for a controlled substance or class A precursor will 
be refused if the applicant does not hold a dealer’s licence for the substance that is to be imported 
or holds a dealer’s licence that will expire before the date of importation. If the application is for 
cannabis, the import permit will be refused if the applicant does not hold a li cence to conduct 
activities with cannabis or it will expire before the date of importation, if the applicant has provided 
false or misleading information in the application, or if there are reasonable grounds to believe the 
importation would contravene the  laws of the country of export or any country of 
transit/transhipment.  This information is clearly provided to the applicant. Yes, the applicant is 
given a right to appeal, as is outlined in the above Regulations.  
 
Eligibility of importers to apply for a permit  
9. For controlled substances, Class A precursor chemicals and cannabis, eligibility to apply for import 
permits is limited to individuals or companies licensed to import these substances in Canada.  While 
businesses that import Class B precursors m ust be registered with Health Canada, import permits 
are not required for individual shipments of those substances.  There is no fee attached to import 
permits, with the exception of import permits for cannabis (see below).  However, a fee and other 
requir ements may apply to obtain the licence to conduct regulated activities with controlled 
substances domestically.  There is no fee for a Class A precursor licence or a Class B precursor 
registration.  
 
For cannabis, individuals or companies who import cannabi s through their cultivation, processing or 
medical sale licence must pay a fee of $637 per import permit. Individuals who import cannabis 
through their research licence, analytical testing licence or cannabis drug licence are not required to 
pay a fee.  
 
Documentation and other requirements for a permit application  
10. For controlled substances, Class A precursors and cannabis, applicants must provide in the 
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  and exporter, mode of transport, port of entry, proposed date of entry and the name of 
transit/transhipment country.  
 
11. Canadian import permits.  
 
12. There are fees to import cannabis. Individuals or companies who import cannabis through their 
cultivation, processing or sale licence must pay a fee of $637 per import permit. Individuals who 
import cannabis through their research licence, analytical testing licence or cannabis drug licence 
are not required to pay a fee.  
 
13. No.  
 
Conditions of licensing  
14. Currently, import permits for controlled substances and precursor chemicals are valid for 
maximum six months from the date of issuance or until the expiry date of the licence whichever is 
earlier.  For cannabis, import permits are valid for s ix months or until the expiry date of the licence, 
and may cover two calendar years.  
 
15. No.  
 
16. No.  
 
17.(a) Special conditions may be added on a case -by-case basis.  
 
(b)  Special conditions may be added on a case -by-case basis.  
 
Other Procedural Require ments  
18. No.  
 
19. No.  
 
2  FOOD AND DRUGS ACT  
Note:  The following relates to import licensing and administrative procedures for health products 
under the Food and Drugs Act  and its associated regulations.  Different health products, covered 
under the Act, are subject to different regulations as listed below:  
 
-  Food and Drug Regulations;  
-  Blood Regulations;  
-  Medical Devices Regulations;  
-  Natural Health Products Regula tions;  
-  Processing and Distribution of Semen for Assisted Conception Regulations;  
-  Safety of Cells, Tissues and Organs for Transplantation Regulations.  
 
Outline of system  
1. The importation into Canada of drugs, blood, natural health products and medical devices is 
subject to establishment or site licensing to ensure that imported substances meet Canadian 
standards of safety, efficacy and quality.  The import of these produ cts is covered by the Food and 
Drug Regulations , the Blood Regulations , the Natural Health Products Regulations , and Medical 
Devices Regulations , respectively.  In addition to establishment or site licences permitting persons 
to, among other things, import  a health product, product licences or market authorizations are 
required for the sale of each specific health product in Canada.  
 
The importation of semen for assisted conception and cells, tissues and organs (CTO) for 
transplantation are not subject to l icensing, but imported products are expected to meet Canadian 
standards for safety and quality as expressed in the respective regulations.  Canadian CTO 
establishments are required to be registered with Health Canada.  
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  Purpose and coverage of licensing  
2. Establishment licences are required for "import for sale" of drugs (including pharmaceuticals, 
active pharmaceutical ingredients,  biologics, vaccines, blood products, and radiopharmeuticals), 
blood, and medical devices.  
 
Site licences are required for "imp ort for sale" of natural health products (including vitamins and 
minerals; herbal remedies; homeopathic medicines; traditional medicines; probiotics; and other 
products like amino acids and essential fatty acids).  
 
Registration is required for all CTO (org ans and minimally manipulated cells and tissues) 
establishments, except for retrieval and transplant establishments that are not considered source 
establishments.  
 
3. The above systems apply to the specified health products from all countries.  
 
4. The lice nsing is not intended to restrict the quantity or value of imports; it is intended to ensure 
that imported health products meet Canadian standards of safety, quality, and efficacy.  Licensing 
is the most cost-effective  way to monitor importers.  
 
5. Licensi ng is a regulatory requirement under the Food and Drugs Act and its Regulations  as listed 
above.  
 
Product designation is not subject to administrative discretion.   
 
Legislative approval would be required to abolish the licensing/registration systems desc ribed above.  
 
Procedures  
6. Import of health products by licence holders is not restricted as to the quantity or value of the 
imports.  
 
7.(a) A licence or registration for the importer and/or product must have been obtained prior to 
importation.  No, licences cannot be obtained in a shorter time frame for products arriving at 
the port where the importer has not already obtained one.  
 
 Time to obtain a licence depends on a variety of factors and will depend on the individual case.  
 
(b) No, a licence cannot be granted immediately on request. Establishment licences, site licences, 
and product licences are issued if a review of the application indicates that all requirements 
of the applicable regulations have been met. CTO registration is issued if a review of the 
application indicates that all the requirements of registration are met, including a statement 
that they are in compliance with the regulations.  
 
(c) No, licence applications and importation are not limited according to time of ye ar. 
 
(d)  Health Canada is the only authority with respect to the above licences or registration.  
 
8. Failure to meet the criteria specified in the regulations will result in an application being refused.  
Reasons for refusal are given to the applicant.  There are regulatory requirements for Health Canada 
to provide the applicant with an opportunity to be heard.  Review of the decision is internal to Health 
Canada.  Applicants have a final right of appeal through the federal court system.  
 
Eligibility of importers to apply for licence  
9. Any person, including a natural person or a legal entity meeting the legal definition of a person, 
is eligible to apply for a licence or registration.  
 
Applicants that do not have a Canadian address must provid e the address of a representative in 
Canada with the exception of medical devices where the applicant is not required to have a Canadian 
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  establishment licences. There is a published list of drug and medical device product licences and 
establishment licences. For CTO establishments, this information is made available upon request.  
 
Documentational and other requirements for application for a permit to import  
10. Ap plications for product licences vary according to product but all the requirements are detailed 
in the applicable regulations and guidance.  Applications for establishment and site licences and CTO 
registration must contain information on the applicant's n ame and address and contact information; 
the activities proposed; the product type; the address of each building where an activity will take 
place; and evidence that they meet the applicable requirements of  the regulations.  
 
11. No specific documents are required upon importation, just evidence that the applicable licences 
are in place. The Health Products and Food Branch of Health Canada and Regulatory Operations and 
Enforcement Branch can confirm that these have been issued.  
 
12. There are no fees for se men, blood, CTO, or NHP, as these are not cost recovered. There are 
fees for drug and medical device product and establishment licences; these fees are published in the 
Fees in Respect of Drugs and Medical Devices Regulations and depend on the type of lice nce 
involved.  
 
13. Where fees apply a deposit or advance payment is required for the issuance of a licence.  Again 
this amount varies as per the licence and is published in the regulations.  
 
Conditions of permit  
14. Establishment licences are subject to an nual renewal prior to 1st April each year; CTO registration 
is subject to renewal in the year following the year in which the registration is issued; and drug and 
medical device product licences require annual notification.  NHP site licences must be renewed 
annually for the first  3 years, every other year for the next 6 years, and every third year after that; 
product licences are for an indefinite period.  
 
The validity period cannot be extended.  
 
15.  No penalty is imposed for non -utilization of a licence or registration.  
 
16. Licences are issued to a specific person. To change the name of the licence holder a new licence 
application is required.  
 
17.  An establishment licence may be subject to terms and conditions as specified by the Minister 
on the licence when the licence is issued. These conditions vary according to the licence. For drug 
establishment licences, terms and conditions can be added or modified at any time.  
 
Other procedural requirements  
18. No.  
 
19. Not applicable.  
 
3  GROWER REQUESTED OWN  USE (GROU) PROGRAM  
Outline  of System  
1. The Grower Requested Own Use (GROU) program allows growers to import the foreign version of 
a Canadian registered agricultural pesticide product, once approved for the Program by Health 
Canada.  
 
The Grower Requested Own Use (GROU) program is  administered by Health Canada's Pest 
Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) and allows Canadian growers to import and use (by way of 
an import certificate) foreign versions of Canadian registered products (pesticides). Before products 
are accepted in the GRO U program (by way of an equivalency certificate), they are evaluated by 
scientists to identify if any chemical differences may lead to increased health or environmental risks.  
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  Purpose and Coverage of Licensing:  
2. The GROU program is the only system in pl ace and is related only to pest control products 
(pesticides).  
 
3. Generally, pesticides which are registered in Organisation for Economic Co -operation and 
Development (OECD) countries.  
 
4. Yes, the import certificate (licensing) is intended to restrict th e quantity of pesticides imported.  
 
5. Pest Control Products Regulations (PCPR), SOR/2006 -124, PEST CONTROL PRODUCTS ACT 
(http://laws -lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulatio ns/SOR -2006-124/FullText.html ). 
 
(a) Yes the import certificate is statutorily required.  
(b) All requests to the program must be considered and there is no administrative discretion.  
(c) Legislative approval is required to abolish the program.  
 
Procedures:  
6. I.  There are no specific quotas, as individual import certificates are based on the size of the area 
where the pesticide will be used and the particular crop.  Each import certificate is individually 
approved. The requirements embedded with  the regulations and user friendly instruction are 
posted on the web:  https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/consumer -product -
safety/pesticides -pest-management/growers -commercial -users/importing -pest-control -
products/grower -requested -own-use-program/importing.html . 
   
The list of el igible products is also on the website.  There are no exceptions allowed within the 
program.  
 
II. Import certificates and the corresponding quantity of the foreign product approved for an 
intended use is valid for not more than one year (one growing season ) and one importation. 
Growers (importers) are required to apply for a new import certificate for additional 
importations within the same or subsequent years.  
 
III. The approval process has two steps:  A) Equivalency certificates are issued for a foreign 
product which is deemed to be equivalent to a Canadian registered product.  B) Individual 
import certificates are submitted by Canadian growers for approval to import and use an 
approved product on their land, for a specific crop, according to label directi ons.  The amount 
of product approved for importation is for use within one year or the growing season.  The 
process is transparent as per the section 43 of the PCPR.  
 
IV. There are no quotas.  Not applicable to the GROU Program.   
 
V. There are no publishe d service standards for the length of time required to process an 
application.  An application to import a product is entertained as long as the specific product 
is considered equivalent.  
 
VI. There are no published service standards as to the length of ti me between the granting of 
licences and the date of opening of the period of importation. The approval to import is granted 
for one year or the growing season.  Growing seasons can vary depending on the crop, where 
it is grown in Canada and how it is grown .  For example, tomatoes grown in a greenhouse 
have a longer season than tomatoes grown in a field.    
 
VII. Health Canada administers the entire GROU program.  Additional importation requirements 
and documentation may be required by the CBSA (consistent wi th any importation).  
 
VIII. Health Canada only provides the authority to import and use an unregistered product.  There 
is no allocation process.  The grower seeking the authorization is responsible to find, purchase 
and import the product.  Applications a re examined on receipt on a first come, first served 
basis.  
 
IX. Not applicable.  G/LIC/N/3/CAN/19  
 
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  X.  Not applicable.  
 
XI. Yes, there are conditions stated on the import certificate and through the PCPR.  The use of 
the product is only for the specified use, crop and location and cannot be transferred nor sold.  
 
7. Not applicable . 
 
8. If an applicant does not meet the requirements as set out in the PCPR, an application is refused.  
There is no appeal process.   
 
Eligibility of Importers to Apply for Licence:  
9. A perso n as defined in section 2 of the Criminal Code may apply for an import certificate.  
 
Documentational and Other Requirements for Application for Licence:  
10. The web page to obtain the application form for a certificate is attached: https://sec2.hc -
sc.gc.ca/pmra6200 -eng.php . 
 
The application must include all of the following information : 
 
(a) the person’s name, address and signature;  
(b) the name of the foreign product;  
(c) the number of the applicable certificate of equivalency;  
(d) a description of the intended use of the foreign product and the location where it will be used; 
and 
(e) quantity of the foreign product required for that intended use for one growing season.  
 
11. At a Canadian Point of Entry, all containers must have both the GROU approved container label 
and, if available, the Directions for Use Booklet attached. Permanentl y affix the GROU approved 
container label to each container in such a way that the United States (U.S.) use directions are 
covered but the product name, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) registration number, 
establishment number and net contents  are not covered. This will avoid confusion between the 
Canadian and U.S. use directions. The importer's name, address and telephone number, GROU 
Import Certificate number, metric net contents, signature and date of signature must also be 
included.  
 
The properly labelled containers of foreign product must be brought to the queue for commercial 
traffic and presented to the Customs Border Services Officer with the original approved GROU Import 
Certificate. Photocopies will not be accepted.  Customs authoritie s may also ask for the original bill 
of sale corresponding to the GROU Import Certificate.  
 
Slightly different information is required if a small group of growers are working together with a 
designated agent or are hiring a customs broker or carrier.  
 
12. There is no charge to the applicant by Health Canada to process an application.  
 
13. Not applicable.  
 
Conditions of Licensing:  
14. An import certificate (foreign product use certificate) is valid for only one importation and for 
the period sp ecified in the certificate, which must not exceed one calendar year. It ceases to be valid 
if the applicable certificate of equivalency ceases to be valid. See section 41 (4) of the PCPR.  
 
15. There is no penalty for non -utilization of a licence or portion  of a licence.  The authorization 
expires.  
 
16. Certificates are not transferable.  
 
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  17.  
(a) There are no conditions for products subject to a quantitative restriction in the issuance of a 
certificate.  
(b) The restrictions in place are outlined in Sectio n 42 of the Pest Control Product Regulations:  
Importation of foreign product  
• 42 (1) A person may import a foreign product whose use is authorized if all of the following 
conditions are met:  
(a) the person holds a foreign product use certificate in respect of that product;  
(b) that certificate holder purchases the product directly from the foreign source without 
the intervention of an agent or mandatary;  
(c) before the importation, the certificate holder provides the Minister with all of the 
followin g information:  
(i)   the proposed date of the importation,  
(ii)  the name of the person who will transport the foreign product into Canada, and  
(iii)  the name of the entry point;  
(d) the certificate holder  
(i)  affixes to each container of the foreign pro duct, as soon as practicable after the 
importation of the product but in any case before its use, a copy of the approved 
foreign product use label in a way that the product identifier that relates to its 
registration outside Canada remains visible at all t imes, and  
(ii)  ensures that a copy of any brochure or leaflet that sets out the directions for 
use accompanies the product; and  
(e) The quantity of the product imported does not exceed the amount set out in the 
foreign product use certificate.  
• Marginal  notes: 
 
Pooled purchases  
(2) Two or more persons may together import in one shipment their authorized quantities 
of foreign products set out in their respective foreign product use certificates if the 
importation meets the conditions of subsection (1).  
Transport  
(3) The person who transports the foreign product into Canada must carry it to the location 
of use specified in the foreign product use certificate and have the following documents 
in their possession:  
(a) proof of purchase in respect of each quantity of foreign product in the shipment, 
including the name of the foreign source from whom it was purchased; and  
(b) copies of relevant foreign product use certificates.  
 
Other Procedural Requirements  
18. No other administrative procedures are in plac e. 
 
19. Not applicable since Health Canada has sole authority to grant importation and use.  
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  4  EXPLOSIVES ACT  
Outline of system  
1.  The importation of explosives is governed by the Explosives Act and Regulations , which is 
administered by the Department of N atural Resources.  The legal definition of explosives includes 
blasting explosives, detonators, propellants, sporting and industrial cartridges, and all types of 
fireworks and pyro technic devices.  Before an explosive may be imported into Canada or 
manufa ctured in Canada it must be declared an authorized explosive by the Chief Inspector of 
Explosives appointed under the Explosives Act .  The process of authorizing an explosive consists of 
the manufacturer submitting data on the nature and composition of the  explosive and on its 
packaging and markings. Such an application is subject to a minimum user fee of CAN$128. Samples 
are usually required for laboratory examination. Testing fees depend on the type of tests to be 
carried out and the number of samples to be examined. This can vary, for example, from CAN$2108 
for one fireworks sample and up to CAN$16881 for ten fireworks samples.  The criteria for 
authorization are based on the safety characteristics of the explosive substances or articles during 
handling, storage, transport and use. The objective of the authorization process is to confirm that 
characteristics meet declared values and relevant standards. Authorization also confirms that the 
product classification is in conformity with the recom mendations of  the Committee of Experts on the 
Transport of Dangerous Goods as adopted by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the 
United Nations.  
 
Purpose and coverage of licensing  
2.  Once an explosive is authorized, any person may import it into Canada provide d he has the 
proper storage facilities for the type and quantity of explosives in question. Two kinds of importation 
permits are issued; a single use permit issued for a specific quantity in one shipment, and an annual 
permit issued for unlimited shipments  of authorized explosives during a twelve -month period.   
 
3.  The system applies to explosives from all countries.  
 
4. The system is intended only to ensure that the same degree of safety exists with imported 
explosives as with those of domestic manufacture.  There is no intent whatsoever to restrict the 
quantity or value of the explosives imported.  
 
5. The Explosives Act , R.S., c.E -17 as amended, and the Explosives Regulations , 2013 
(SOR/2013 -211). The system is a statutory requirement which does  not convey any administrative 
discretion and would require legislative approval to be abolished.  
 
Procedures  
6.  Not applicable.  
 
7. (a)  The import permit is issued within thirty days after receipt of the application if the explosive 
has been previously a uthorized and facilities exist in Canada for the safe and secure storage 
of the quantity being imported.  Permits may be obtained in a shorter time but nevertheless 
should be on hand when a shipment arrives at Customs to prevent dangerous accumulations.  
Naturally, delays will occur if the explosive has not been authorized previously.  
 
(b)  Permits may be granted immediately on request, for import of significant priority, provided all 
is in order.  
 
(c)  There are no limitations as to the period of the year during which an application for an 
importation permit may be made.  
 
(d)  The importer need only approach the Explosives Regulatory Division of the Department of 
Natural Resources.  No other administrative bodies are involved.  
 
8. An application for an expl osives importation permit may only be refused for failure to meet safety 
or security criteria.  Reasons for such refusal would be given to the applicant who would have the 
right of appeal to the Minister of Natural Resources under Section  17 of the Explosi ves Act.  
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  Eligibility of importers to apply for licence  
9. Any importer who has satisfied the requirements of the Explosives Regulations  relative to the 
storage, sale, purchase and possession, and of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations  
relative to transport, of the explosive to be imported may apply for an importation permit.  
 
Documentational and other requirements for application for licence  
10. The latest application form and guidelines are located on Natural Resources Canada’s webpage: 
http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/explosives/importation/9913 .    
 
11. The latest import process is described in Canada Border Services Agency’s D19 -6-1 
memorandum that can be found at: http://www.cbsa -asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -md/d19/d19 -6-1-
eng.html .  
 
12. The present fee is CAN$164.00 for a single use Importation Permit and a minimum of 
CAN$164.00 for an Annual Importation Permit with a maximum fee of CAN$1,324.  
 
13.  Other than the fee, there is no deposit or advance payment associated with the issuance of an 
importation permit.  
 
Conditions of licensing  
14. Explosives Importation Permits can be issued for a period of 12 months.  Single use importation 
Permits are valid for one shipment while Annual Importation Permits are valid for any number of 
shipments.  
 
15.  There is n o penalty for the non -utilization of an explosives importation permit.  
 
16. Permits are not transferable between importers and only the products made by the 
manufacturer(s) specified in the permit may be imported.  
 
17.  There are no conditions attached to the issuance of an explosives importation permit relative to 
quantitative restrictions other than safe and secure storage location in Canada.  Depending on the 
quantity to be stored, a magazine (i.e. storage) licence issued by the Explosives Regulations  Division 
may be required.  Importation permit applicants will be advised if this is the case.  
 
Other procedural requirements  
18-19. Persons not resident in Canada or not having a chief place of business in Canada might be 
required to post a bond before being  permitted to import explosives ( Explosives Act  Section  9(3)).  
 
5  NUCLEAR SAFETY AND C ONTROL ACT  
Outline of system  
1. The  Nuclear Safety and Control Act  (S.C., 1997, c.9) came into force 31 May 2000. The legislation 
established a national nuclear regulatory authority, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission 
(CNSC), for the purpose of administering the Act. The CNSC has established a comprehensive 
regulatory control system for the import, export, transfer, possession and use of nuclear substances, 
prescribed eq uipment and prescribed information (technology). Under this system, any person 
proposing to conduct these activities in Canada must do so only in accordance with a licence, subject 
to the regulations under the Act. Licence application requirements are spec ified in regulations, in 
general in the  General Nuclear Safety and Control Regulations  (SOR/2000 -202). The Commission 
may not issue a licence unless it is satisfied that the applicant is qualified to conduct the activity to 
be authorized, and that the appl icant will make adequate provision for the protection of the 
environment, the health and safety of persons, and the maintenance of national security and 
measures required to implement international obligations to which Canada has agreed.  
 
Any person wishin g to import a nuclear substance, prescribed equipment or prescribed information 
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  provisions. However, import of controlled nuclear substances as defined in the  Nuclear 
Non-proliferation Import and Export Control Regulations  (NNIECR) (SOR/2000 -210) requires an 
import licence issued pursuant to those regulations. All controll ed nuclear substances are prescribed 
as nuclear substances with respect to the import and export of those substances. Similarly, licensing 
authorization is required to import controlled nuclear equipment and information under the NNIECR. 
The Nuclear Safety  and Control Act (NSCA) and its regulations are available through the CNSC 
website ( http://www.nuclearsafety.gc.ca ). 
 
Purpose and coverage of licensing  
2. The purpose of the NSCA is two -fold: (i) to provide for the limitation of risks to national security, 
the health and safety of persons and the environment that are associated with the development, 
production and use of  nuclear energy and the production, possession and use of nuclear substances, 
prescribed equipment and prescribed information; and (ii) to provide for the implementation in 
Canada of measures to which Canada has agreed regarding international control of th e development, 
production and use of nuclear energy, including the non -proliferation of nuclear weapons and nuclear 
explosive devices. Nuclear substances are defined in the NSCA (section 2), and include uranium, 
thorium, plutonium, deuterium and their resp ective derivatives and compounds, radioactive 
nuclides, and substances that are prescribed by regulation as being capable of releasing nuclear 
energy or as being required for the production or use of nuclear energy. Additionally, the NNIECR 
define controll ed nuclear substances, controlled nuclear equipment and controlled nuclear 
information that are subject to specific import and export licensing controls, and list these in the 
Schedule to the regulations. These items are controlled for the purpose of assur ing that the 
Government of Canada meets international obligations to which it has agreed regarding the 
non-proliferation of nuclear weapons; they are based primarily on international guidelines and 
control lists. There are some exemptions from licensing requirement and these are identified in the 
NNIECR (section 4).  
 
3. This licensing system applies to nuclear substances, prescribed equipment and prescribed 
information imported from any country.  
 
4. The licensing of imports is intended to ensure that the nuclear substances, prescribed equipment 
and prescribed information are transferred only to persons authorized to use them safely and 
securely, pursuant to the provisions of the NSCA and its regulations. Licensing also enables the 
CNSC to t ake actions to assure that any applicable international, bilateral or multilateral obligations 
that Canada has entered into are met, including those related to nuclear non -proliferation . 
 
Import licences may specify the maximum allowable quantity of nuclea r substances, prescribed 
equipment and prescribed information authorized for import. The purpose of the regulatory controls 
on imports is to assure that the imported items are possessed only by qualified and authorized 
persons pursuant to the NSCA, and to assure compliance with international obligations; licensing is 
not intended to otherwise restrict the quantity or value of imports.  
 
5. The licensing of imports is a requirement of section 26 of the NSCA. Licensing procedures and 
licensing application requ irements are prescribed by regulation. The Commission has established 
classes of licences authorizing the licensee to carry out any activity described in section 26 of the 
NSCA; this includes Import Licences. CNSC staff conducts risk -informed assessments o f licence 
applications and supporting information, and makes recommendations to the Commission for 
decision on issuance of licences. A licence may contain any term or condition that the Commission 
considers necessary for the purposes of the NSCA. The Commi ssion has the power to delegate 
responsibilities to Designated Officers for issuance of licences in certain circumstances, pursuant to 
section 37 of the NSCA, and has done this for import and export licensing decisions.  
 
6. Not applicable. Quantity and val ue restrictions, beyond the terms and conditions contained in the 
individual import licence, do not apply to imports of nuclear substances, prescribed equipment and 
prescribed information, except as may from time to time be determined by Government policy.  
 
7. (a) -(b) An import licence is normally issued within 3 weeks of receipt of the application but can 
be issued in a shorter time if warranted. A licence cannot be granted immediately upon 
request; a risk -informed assessment of an application submitted in  compliance with the 
regulations is required prior to a licensing decision.  
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  (c)  No; there are no limitations as to the period of year in which applications may be made.  
 
(d)  The CNSC is the only body authorized to issue an import licence pursuant to the  NSCA. The 
Commission has delegated the authority for making the licensing decision on imports to a 
Designated Officer, pursuant to section 37 of the NSCA.  
 
8. The Designated Officer, acting on behalf of the Commission, may refuse to issue a licence, or ma y 
revoke, suspend, transfer, or amend the terms and conditions of a licence, for reasons of: protection 
of the environment and of the health and safety of persons; maintenance of national security; and 
requirements related to international obligations to w hich Canada has agreed (section 24, NSCA). 
In such cases, the NSCA provides the applicant or, as appropriate the licensee, the right to be heard 
by the Commission, which can decide to uphold the decision of the Designated Officer or modify it.  
 
Eligibility  of importers to apply for licence  
9. All persons, firms and institutions are eligible to apply for an import licence. There are no 
application fees for requests to import, nor is there a system of registration of entities that engage 
in import activities.  However, nuclear substances may not be imported unless the applicant also 
holds a valid licence issued by the CNSC for the possession and use of the nuclear substance being 
imported. The CNSC does not publish a list of authorized importers.  
 
Documentation al and other requirements for application for licence  
10. Information required on applications to import a controlled nuclear substance, controlled nuclear 
equipment or controlled nuclear information is specified in the  Nuclear Non -proliferation Import and  
Export Control Regulations  (NNIECR), and includes: name and contact information of the applicant 
and of each consignee; description of the substance, equipment or information; name and address 
of the supplier; country of origin of the imported item; inten ded end -use of the item by the final 
consignee and the intended end -use location; the number of any licence to possess the substance, 
equipment or information; and, as applicable, the measures that will be taken to facilitate Canada’s 
compliance with certa in international obligations. An application form, with instructions for 
completion, is provided on the CNSC website ( http://www.nuclearsafety.gc.ca ). 
 
11. Importers must present the import licence to a customs officer upon importing the authorized 
nuclear substance, prescribed equipment or prescribed information (section 18,  General Nuclear 
Safety and Control Regulations ). 
 
12. No; there are no licensing fees or administrative charges associated with the issuance of an 
import licence.  
 
13. No; there is no requirement for any deposit or advance payment associated with the issuance 
of an import licence.  
 
Conditions of licensing  
14. The period of validity depends on the nature of the import, with a default term of 1 year. The 
validity of a licence may be extended through amendment upon written application.  
 
15. No; there is no penalty for non -utilization of  a licence.  
 
16. Yes. The NSCA was amended in 2012 to allow for transfer of licences. Those amendments allow 
the CNSC to authorize the transfer of an import licence from the existing licence holder to another 
importer, upon receipt of an application and su bject to applicable regulations. The CNSC must satisfy 
itself that the recipient of the licence proposed for transfer is qualified to conduct the activity to be 
authorized, and that the recipient will make adequate provision for the protection of the 
environment, the health and safety of persons, and the maintenance of national security and 
measures required to implement international obligations to which Canada has agreed.  
 
17.(a) Not applicable.  
 
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  Other procedural requirements  
18. Applications to import items that are subject to the provisions of bilateral non -proliferation 
agreements that Canada has en tered into with nuclear trading partners, for the purpose of assuring 
that Canada’s nuclear non -proliferation policy requirements are met, may require the CNSC to 
implement administrative procedures with regulatory counterparts in the exporting country. Th ere 
are no additional requirements placed on importers as a result of this, but implementing these 
bilateral procedures can require additional time to complete the processing and assessment of import 
applications.  
 
19. Not applicable.  
  
6  CANADIAN ENERGY REG ULATOR ACT  
Clarification to all below: The CER Act will remove the requirement for importation licences in the 
future, either after 28 August 2022, or after regulations prescribing what importation information is 
to be submitted to the Regulator and the fr equency of submission. Currently the import order regime 
remains in place as a transitional provision.  
  
On August 28, 2019, the National Energy Board Act (the NEB Act) was repealed and replaced with 
the Canadian Energy Regulator Act (the CER Act). The CER  Act establishes a new Canada Energy 
Regulator (CER), replacing the National Energy Board (NEB). The CER comprises a Board of Directors 
to provide oversight and strategic direction and a Chief Executive Officer (CEO), who is responsible 
for day -to-day oper ations, and is separate from the Chair of the Board.  
  
The new CER also includes a group of independent Commissioners who are responsible for timely, 
inclusive and transparent project reviews and decision -making. The Commission has all the powers, 
rights a nd privileges vested in a superior court of record with respect to any matters within its 
jurisdiction. The CER Act also allows for regulations permitting the CEO to designate officers of the 
CER to perform certain powers, duties and functions of the Commi ssion, some of which may 
potentially relate to importation.  
  
A major consequence of the CER Act is that licenses and orders will no longer be required for the 
importation of oil and gas into Canada on or before August 28, 2022.  
 
Outline of system  (reflecting  NEB Act  amendments, but not the regulations being 
updated)  
 
1. The  Canadian Energy Regulator Act  and the  National Energy Board  Act Part VI (Oil and 
Gas) Regulations  (Part VI Regulations) made under the predecessor NEB Act control imports of 
natural gas, whether in gaseous or liquid state, by pipeline, railway tank cars and tank trucks or 
tankers. Imports are authorized by both licences and orders. Licences are issued for long -term 
imports while orders are used in the case of long -term small volu me imports, emergency imports or 
and short -term large volume imports. An application is made to the Board for import authorization. 
No licence is effective until approved by the Governor -in-Council. The issuance of an import order 
requires the approval of the Board and does not require a public hearing or Governor in Council 
approval.  The new  Canadian Energy Regulator Act  removes the requirement to obtain a license  or 
order  before importing oil and gas into Canada  subject to changes to the Part VI Regulatio ns). 
 
Purposes and coverage of licensing  
 
2. Under the CER Act, licenses  or orders will  no longer required for the importation of oil or gas as 
of August 28, 2019.   The import license and order requirements of the Part VI Regulations will 
remain in effect until the earlier of the date they are amended or replaced, or  August 28, 2022.  
 
3. The system described applies to gas originating in and coming from any country.  
 
4. The import license and order requirements of the Part VI Regulations will remain in effect until 
the earlier of the date they are amended or replaced, or  August 28, 2022.  
  
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  August  28, 2019, the  National Energy Board Act , a statute of the Parliament of Canada, and 
the National Energy Board Act Part VI (Oil and Gas) Regulation s continue to apply. The term "gas" 
is defined in the Act and is not subjected to administrative discretion. Legislative action would be 
required to abolish the system.  
 
Procedures  
 
6. Not Applicable.  
  
7.(a)  Application  for a licence should be made in advance of importation by a reasonable length of 
time, depending on the size and complexity of the importation arrangement.  While the 
requirement to obtain a license remains in effect, for processing license applications a public 
hearing may be required and is at the discretion of the CER. The length of time to process a 
licence application is approximately four months or longer depending on whether a public 
hearing is deemed necessary.  
  
(b)     An order can be granted ver y quickly by the Commission.   Typical processing time for 
emergency and short -term imports is 48 hours, while processing time for long -term import 
orders is two to six weeks or more.  
  
(c)     There are no limitations as to the period of the year during wh ich application for import 
authorization may be made.  
  
(d)     The prospective importer has to approach one administrative organ only, the Canada Energy 
Regulator.  
 
8. An application for a licence may be refused for failure to meet criteria set out in the Part VI 
Regulations or where the import is not in the public interest. An applicant, in the event of refusal to 
issue a licence, may resubmit his application to the Canada Energy Regulator with appropriate 
amendments or may request a review. Appeal can  be made to the Federal Court of Appeal on a 
question of law or jurisdiction, on leave being obtained from the Court. The import license and order 
requirements of the Part VI Regulations will remain in effect until the earlier of the date they are 
amended or replaced, or  August 28, 2022.  
 
Eligibility of importers to apply for licence  
 
9.  Any person is eligible to apply for an import licence.  
 
Documentational and other requirements for application for licence  
 
10. The Governor -in-Council may make regulation s respecting the information to be furnished by 
applicants and the procedures to be followed in applying for import authorization. Section 5 of the 
Part VI Regulations entitled "Information to be Furnished by Applicant for Licence to Import Gas" 
sets out t he information required to be filed by an applicant for a licence to import gas.  These 
Regulations will be updated to reflect changes to the import/export regime under the CER Act.   In 
addition, the Canada Energy Regulator may require further information about import activities. With 
respect to import orders, applicants must file such information as the Canada Energy Regulator may 
require. However, no specific information requirements for order applications are set out in the Act 
or in the Part VI Regulati ons. 
  
11. No documents are required upon actual importation. However, the holder of an import 
authorization is required to provide the Canada Energy Regulator with information as required, 
including the actual volumes imported during the term of the autho rization, and their value in 
Canadian currency.  
  
12.  There is no fee or administrative charge in respect of an application at present.  
  
13.  There is no deposit or advance payment requirement associated with the issue of the import 
authorization.  
 
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  Conditions of licensing  
 
14.  No import  license  may be issued for a term in excess of 25 years.  The validity of an order cannot 
be extended beyond this period without an amendment to the Act by Parliament.  
  
15.  There is no penalty for t he non -utilization of an order or a portion of an order. Orders are 
permissive only.  
  
16.  Yes. They are transferable subject to Canada Energy Regulator and Governor -in-Council 
approval.  
  
17.  Conditions attached to the issue of orders may include those matters prescribed by the Part VI 
Regulations, including: duration of the order, the period within which the import must commence, 
the quantities of import, points of importation into Canada , environmental requirements and the 
granting of export authorizat ion by the appropriate foreign government agency.  
 
Other procedural requirements  
 
18. Apart from procedures defined in the Regulations made pursuant to the Act, including 
requirements associated with inspection, metering and reporting, no additional admini strative 
procedures are required.  
 
19.  Not applicable.  
 
7  EXPORT AND IMPORT PE RMITS ACT  
For this Export and Import Permits Act section, general responses in respect of dairy products; 
chicken, turkey and eggs; broiler hatching eggs and chicks; beef and veal; margarine; wheat, barley 
and their products have been provided for questions 5, 8 -10, 12 -19 of the Questionnaire.  The replies 
to the remaining questions have been organized by separate product groups owing to difference in 
the procedures involved.  
 
7.1  A. General Responses Applicable to Dairy Products; Chicken, Turkey and Eggs; Broiler 
Hatching Eggs and Chicks; Beef and Veal; Marg arine; Wheat, Barley and their products  
Note:  Effective 1 January 1995 (or 1 August 1995, for wheat, barley and their products, butter, dry 
whey and cream), in compliance with its World Trade Organization (WTO) commitments, Canada 
converted its agricultur al import controls to a system of tariff rate quotas (TRQs). Under these TRQs, 
imports within the TRQ level, i.e. within the access commitment, require a permit issued through 
the Trade Controls Policy Division of the Global Affairs Canada in order to bene fit from the lower rate 
of duty. Imports over the quota level, subject to higher rates of duty, may enter under a General 
Import Permit. For wheat, barley and their products, the TRQ is administered on a first -come, 
first-served basis.  
 
Effective 8 Septemb er 2008, Canada implemented import controls for milk protein substances with 
a milk protein content of 85 per cent or more by weight, calculated on the dry matter, that do not 
originate in a NAFTA country, Chile, Costa Rica, or Israel. Import controls were  established to 
implement a change in Canada's WTO obligations subsequent to a re -negotiation of a tariff 
concession, outlined in Joint Letters, as concluded with New Zealand, Switzerland and the EC under 
GATT Article XXVIII. A TRQ for milk protein substan ces with a milk protein content of 85 per cent or 
more by weight, calculated on the dry matter, that do not originate in a NAFTA country, Chile, 
Costa  Rica, or Israel, was established effective 1st April 2009. Certification of these changes to 
Canada's Sch edule V became effective 6 July 2011.  
 
Effective 21 September 2017, the date of the entry into force of the Comprehensive Economic and 
Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the European Union, import controls for milk protein 
substances were amended to  remove controls for such products originating from an EU country or 
other CETA beneficiaries.1 Consistent with its commitments, Canada also introduced two new 
bilateral cheese TRQs.  
 
1 Regulations Defining “EU country or other CETA beneficiary”, SOR/2017 -178,   
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  Effective 30 December 2018, the Comprehensive and Progressive agreement for Trans -Pacific 
Partnership (CPTPP) entered into force. Consistent with its commitments, Canada introduced new 
bilateral TRQs for 16 dairy products and 4 poultry products. Canada is implementing all CPTPP TRQs 
using interim allocation policies and expect s to implement final allocation policies for the 2021 TRQ 
year.  
 
Canada has initiated a comprehensive review of Canada’s supply managed tariff rate quotas (TRQs), 
including all of Canada’s dairy and poultry TRQs and covering all aspects of TRQ allocation and 
administration.  
 
The comprehensive review will include two rounds of stakeholder consultations, leading to the 
publication of allocation policies in 2020, to take effect for the 2021 TRQ year. The first round of 
consultations closed on August 31st, 201 9. The second round of consultations will be held from 
January to March 2020 and will seek feedback on draft allocation policies for each supply managed 
TRQ. 
 
Outline of system  
1.  See responses by product in section 7.2 . 
 
Purpose and coverage of licensing  
2.-4.  See responses by product in section 7.2 . 
 
5. Licensing is maintained through regulations under the Export and Import Permits Act . Individual 
products are not designated in the Act.  
 
An Import Control List  has been established by regulation by the Governor -in-Council. The list 
includes goods, the import of which it is deemed necessary to control for any of the following 
purposes, namely:  
 
- to ensure, in accordance with the needs of Canada, the best possible supply and distribution 
of an article that is scarce in world markets or in Canada or is subject to government controls 
in the countries of origin or to allocation by inter -governmental arrangement;  
-  to restrict, for the purpose of supporting an y action taken under the Farm Products Marketing 
Agencies Act , the importation in any form of a like article to one produced or marketed in 
Canada the quantities of which are fixed or determined under that Act;  
-  to implement any action taken under the Farm Income Protection Act , the Fisheries Prices 
Support Act , the Agricultural Products Co -operative Marketing Act , the Agricultural Products 
Board Act  or the Canadian Dairy Commission Act , with the object or the effect of supporting 
the price of the article ; 
-  to implement an intergovernmental arrangement or commitment; and  
-  where at any time it appears to the satisfaction of the Governor -in-Council on a report of the 
Minister made pursuant to an inquiry made under section 20 or 26 of the Canadian 
Interna tional Trade Tribunal Act  by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal in respect of 
any goods, that goods of any kind are being imported or are likely to be imported into Canada 
at such prices, in such quantities and under such conditions as to cause or t hreaten serious 
injury to the production in Canada of like or directly competitive goods, any goods of the same 
kind may, by order of the Governor -in-Council, be included on the Import Control List  in order 
to limit the importation of such goods to the ext ent and for the period that, in the opinion of 
the Governor -in-Council, is necessary to prevent or remedy the injury.  
 
Once an item has been placed on the Import Control List , an import permit, either specific or general, 
is required by the Act to import s uch goods into Canada.  
 
Specific products can be made subject to either individual licensing or open general licensing by the 
Minister.  
 
Licensing requirements may be abolished by the Governor -in-Council by removing an item from the 
Import Control List . Only Parliament can alter or amend the Export and Import Permits Act . 
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  The Minister may also decide to allocate shares of the within -TRQ access for any product in advance. 
Where this system is used, import permits (licences) are normally issued automatically  up to the 
level of an importer's share.  
 
Procedures  
6.-7.  See responses by product  in section 7.2 . 
 
8.  Permit applications that are complete and meet the general requirements are not normally 
refused. If eligibility criteria have not been met (e.g., no quota entitlement) or the application 
contains errors, the applicant will be informed; in such event the applicant may correct the 
application or request reconsideration, or the applicant may choose to pay the over -access tariff and 
import the goods under a General Import Permit, which is automatically applicable.  
 
Eligibility of importers to apply for licence  
9.  Only residents of Canada may apply for a permit. Citizenship is not a criterion.  
 
Documentational and other requirements for application for lice nce 
10. The applicant is required to provide the information requested on the application for an import 
permit. For certain products, additional information and/or documentation may be required, as 
indicated in the specific product group responses.  
 
Additional ly, CETA Annex 2 -A and CPTPP Article 2.12  require the following information:  
 
I. Under Annex 2 -A of Chapter 2 of the CETA, Canada reserved its right to apply an end -use 
requirement to imports under the TRQ for industrial cheese; namely, that all imp orts under 
this TRQ be used as ingredients for further food processing (secondary manufacturing) 
imported in bulk (not for retail sale) . 
 
Under Appendix A to Chapter 2 -D of Chapter 2 of the CPTPP, Canada reserved its right to 
apply end -use requirements to imports under certain CPTPP TRQs; specifically, that all imports 
under the TRQ for concentrated milk be for retail sale only; that specified  percentages of the 
TRQs for milk, butter, yogurt and buttermilk, and industrial cheeses be reserved for goods in 
bulk (not for retail sale) used as ingredients for further food processing (secondary 
manufacturing); and, that the imports under the TRQ for eggs be used in priority for the 
importation of eggs for breaking purposes for further food processing (secondary 
manufacturing).  
 
II. Where Canada allocates shares of the within -TRQ access, obtaining a shipment -specific import 
licence depends upon having received an allocation in advance. As part of TRQ allocation 
processes, Canada does not impose any of the following con ditions: membership in an industry 
association; approval by an industry association of the request for an import licence; a 
minimum importer or end user registered capital; or, contractual or other relationship between 
the importer and a distributor in the  Party’s territory. In certain instances, Canada applies the 
following eligibility requirements mentioned in Article 2.12 paragraph 6 of Chapter 2 of CPTPP:  
 
- When Canada established the WTO TRQs for yoghurt, cheese, condensed milk, 
powdered buttermilk, ice cream, milk protein substances, chicken and chicken products, 
turkey and turkey products, and eggs and egg products, individual traditional importers 
of these products were reserved a portion of the within -access TRQ volumes. These 
importers retain the ir allocations year over year on the condition that they have met 
utilization thresholds (90 to 95 per cent) in the current TRQ year.  
 
- Under the global TRQs and CPTPP TRQs for chicken, Canada requires “processor” pool 
applicants to have a minimum produc tion capacity defined as buying at least 250,000 
kilograms of chicken and subsequently selling at least 250,000 kilograms of processed 
chicken and chicken products.  
 
11.  See Product Outline in section 7.2 . 
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  12.  Any applicant may apply directly to the Glo bal Affairs Canada in Ottawa for a permit, for which 
the associated fee ranges from CAN$15.00 to CAN$31.00, according to the value of the goods.  
 
For permits issued at other authorized (non -Government) computer terminals, permit fees range 
from CAN$10.00 t o CAN$26.00 (according to the value of the goods). This fee does not cover the 
cost of any additional services provided by such issuers.  
 
13.  No. 
 
Conditions of licensing  
14. Import permits normally have a validity of 30 days. Requests for extension of the validity period 
submitted prior to the original expiry date are considered on their merits, e.g., supporting 
documentation outlining extraordinary circumstances that prevented the importation of goods within 
the time frame of the permit. I f a permit has not been used, the importer may apply for its 
cancellation.  
 
15.  There is no penalty for non -utilization of import permits that are returned for cancellation.  
 
16.  Permits are not transferable between importers.  
 
17.(a) Under very particul ar circumstances, special conditions may be attached from time to time.   
 
(b)  Not applicable.  
 
Other procedural requirements  
18.  No. 
 
19.  Not applicable.  
 
7.2  Other Responses – by Product Groups  
7.2.1   Dairy Products  
Outline of system  
1. Dairy products remain on the Import Control List , established under the Export and Import Permits 
Act; effective 1 January 1995, existing import controls on these products were replaced with tariff 
rate quotas (1 August 1995 for butter, cream and dry wh ey). 
 
Purposes and coverage of licensing  
2. Dairy products were added to the Import Control List  under the authority of Paragraph 5(1) (a) 
and (d) and Section 5.3 of the Export and Import Permits Act . This includes fluid milk, cream, milk 
and cream powders , condensed milk, yoghurt and buttermilk, powdered buttermilk, whey powder, 
products consisting of natural milk constituents, butter, cheese of all types, dairy -based products 
falling within tariff item number 1901.90.33, ice cream and ice cream products, and milk protein 
substances. All TRQs for dairy products are administered under an import licensing regime based on 
shipment specific permits and previous allocation of import quota, with the exception of the WTO 
TRQ for fluid milk for personal consumption , which is administered by way of a general import permit.  
 
3.  The licensing system applies: for global TRQs, to goods originating in and imported from all 
countries; for CETA TRQs, to goods originating in and imported from CETA Parties; and, for CPTPP 
TRQs, to goods originating in and imported from CPTPP Parties  
 
4.  This licensing system is used to implement TRQs for dairy products in accordance with Canada's 
commitments under the WTO, CETA, and CPTPP.  
 
5.  See General Responses.  
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  Procedures  
6.  The following is a list of TRQ levels for the dairy products which are subject to import control:  
 
WTO TRQs  
 
- The TR Q level for  the WTO cheese  TRQ is 20,411.866 tonnes. As a result of an agreement 
between Canada and the European Union (EU), not less than 69.9 per cent of the cheese TRQ 
is allocated to member states of the EU and the remaining 30.1 per cent is allocated to any 
other (non -EU) WTO member. Current cheese TRQ allocation holders who are active in the 
cheese trade are granted an allocation annually, equivalent to amount they received and 
utilized in the previous year.  
- The TRQ for  WTO butter  is 3,274 tonnes. As a result of an agreement between Canada and 
New Zealand, there is a country reserve of 2,000 tonnes of butter for New Zealand, with the 
balance open to all supplying countries; imports from New Zealand are counted against the 
balance only once the reser ve is exhausted. This TRQ is allocated annually to the Canadian 
Dairy Commission for the benefit of processors and further processors.  
- The WTO TRQ for  ice cream  is 484 tonnes. Traditional ice cream importers continue to receive 
an initial allocation, as adjusted, e.g., for under -utilization; the remainder is allocated to ice 
cream distributors.  
- The WTO TRQ level for  yoghurt  is 332 tonnes. Traditional yoghurt importers continue to 
receive an initial allocation, as adjusted, e.g., for under -utilization; t he remainder is allocated 
to yoghurt distributors.  
- The WTO TRQ level for  speciality creams  is 394 tonnes; allocations are made in priority to 
importers with established distribution lines, and once the requirements of these importing 
companies have been  met, the balance (if any) is allocated to other applicants.  
- The WTO TRQ level for  condensed milk  is 11.7 tonnes, allocated on a yearly basis to a 
traditional allocation holder. The TRQ for condensed milk is allocated entirely to Australia.  
- The WTO TRQ  level for  powdered buttermilk  is 908 tonnes, allocated on a yearly basis to a 
traditional allocation holder. The TRQ for powdered buttermilk is allocated entirely to 
New Zealand.  
- The WTO TRQ level for  dry whey  is 3,198 tonnes. Allocations are made in pr iority to users of 
specialty -type whey not available from domestic sources that can demonstrate a requirement 
for this product in their manufacturing / production formulations. The balance, if any, is 
allocated to processors and further processors that can  demonstrate a requirement for whey 
in their manufacturing / production formulations.  
- The WTO TRQ level for  other products of natural milk constituents  is 4,345 tonnes. Allocations 
are made in priority to users of milk protein concentrate that can demons trate a requirement 
for this product in their manufacturing / product formulations. The balance, if any, is allocated 
to processors and further processors that can demonstrate a requirement for other products 
of natural milk constituents in their manufactu ring / product formulations.  
- The WTO TRQ level for  milk protein substances  with a milk protein content of 85 per cent or 
more by weight, calculated on the dry matter, that do not originate in a NAFTA country, an 
EU country or other CETA beneficiary, Chil e, Costa Rica, or Israel,  is 10,000 tonnes. 9,500 
tonnes are allocated to residents of Canada that can demonstrate a requirement for these 
products in their manufacturing operations and product formulations. Of this 9,500 tonnes, 
7,500 tonnes are allocated  to traditional allocation holders and 2,000 tonnes are allocated to 
new entrants. 500 tonnes are made available to residents of Canada that purchase (i.e., take 
ownership of) and re -sell these products.  
- The WTO TRQ level for  food preparations falling w ithin tariff item number 1901.90.33  is 70 
tonnes. Allocations are made on a first -come first -serve basis.   
 
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  CETA TRQs  
 
- The TRQ level f or the CETA cheese  TRQ, established on 2 October 2017, is 8,000 tonnes for 
the 2019 TRQ year. The TRQ is allocated annually (calendar year) on a market share basis to 
eligible cheese manufacturers, distributors and retailers.  The TRQ applies to EU originating 
cheese only.  This TRQ is being phased in over five years and will reach 16,000  tonnes on 
1 January 2022.  
- The TRQ level for  the CETA Industrial cheese TRQ, established on 2 October 2017,  is 850 
tonnes for the 2019 TRQ year. The TRQ is allocated annually (calendar year) on a market 
share basis to eligible further processors. The TRQ applies to EU origi nating cheese only.  This 
TRQ is being phased in over five years and will reach 1,700 tonnes on 1 January 2022.  
 
CPTPP TRQs (interim allocation policies)  
 
- The TRQ level for the CPTPP milk TRQ, established on 30 December 2018, is 16,667 tonnes 
for the 201 9/20 TRQ year. The TRQ is allocated annually (dairy year) on a market share basis 
to processors (85%) and on an equal share basis to distributors (15%). The TRQ applies to 
milk originating from CPTPP parties only. This TRQ is being phased in over 19  years and will 
reach 56,905 tonnes on 1 August 2036.  
- The TRQ level for the CPTPP Cream TRQ, established on 30 December 2018, is 515 tonnes for 
the 2019/20 TRQ year. The TRQ is allocated annually (dairy year) on a market share basis to 
eligible processors (80%)  and further processors (10%), and on an equal share basis to 
eligible distributors (10%). The TRQ applies to cream originating from CPTPP parties only. This 
TRQ is being phased in over fourteen years and will reach 734 tonnes on 1  August  2031.  
- The TRQ l evel for the CPTPP concentrated milk TRQ, established on 30 December 2018, is 667 
tonnes for the 2019 TRQ year. The TRQ is allocated annually (calendar year) on a market 
share basis to eligible processors (85%), and on an equal share basis to eligible dist ributors 
(15%). This TRQ applies to concentrated milk originating from CPTPP parties only. This TRQ 
is being phased in over nineteen years and will reach 2,587 tonnes on 1 January 2036.  
- The TRQ level for the CPTPP skim milk powder TRQ, established on 30 December 2018, is 
2,500 tonnes for the 2019/20 TRQ year. The TRQ is allocated annually (dairy year) on a 
market share basis to eligible processors (80%) and further processors (10%), and on an 
equal share basis to eligible distributors (10%). The TRQ appli es to skim milk powders 
originating from CPTPP parties only. This TRQ is being phased in over nineteen years and will 
reach 11,014 tonnes on 1 August 2036.  
- The TRQ level for the CPTPP milk powder TRQ, established on 30 December 2018, is 
1,010  tonnes for the 2019/20 TRQ year. The TRQ is allocated annually (dairy year) on a 
market share basis to eligible processors (80%) and further processors (10%), and on an 
equal share basis to eligible distributors (10%). This TRQ applies to milk powders originating 
from CPTPP parties only. This TRQ is being phased in over fourteen years and will reach 1,138 
tonnes on 1 August 2031.  
- The TRQ level for the CPTPP cream powders TRQ, established on 30 December 2018, is 101 
tonnes for the 2019/20 TRQ year. The TRQ is allocat ed annually (dairy year) on a marker 
share basis to eligible processors (80%) and further processors (10%), and on an equal share 
basis to eligible distributors (10%). This TRQ applies to cream powders originating from CPTPP 
parties only. This TRQ is being  phased in over fourteen years and will reach 114  tonnes on 1 
August 2031.  
- The TRQ level for the CPTPP Yogurt and Buttermilk TRQ, established on 30 December 2018, 
is 2,000 tonnes for the 2019/20 TRQ year. The TRQ is allocated annually (calendar year) on 
a market share basis to eligible processors (80%) and further processors (10%), and on an 
equal share basis to eligible distributors (10%). The TRQ applies to yogurt and buttermilk 
originating from CPTPP parties only. This TRQ is being phased in o ver nineteen years and will 
reach 7,762 tonnes on 1 January 2036.  
- The TRQ level for the CPTPP powdered buttermilk TRQ, established on 30 December 2018, is 
765 tonnes for the 2019/20 TRQ year. The TRQ is allocated annually (calendar year) on a 
market shar e basis to eligible processors (80%) and further processors (10%), and on an 
equal share basis to eligible distributors (10%). This TRQ applies to concentrated milk 
originating from CPTPP parties only. This TRQ is being phased in over fourteen years and wi ll 
reach 970 tonnes on 1 January 2031.  
- The TRQ level for the CPTPP whey powder TRQ, established on 30 December 2018, is 
2,000  tonnes for the 2019/20 TRQ year. The TRQ is allocated annually (dairy year) on a 
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  equal share basis to eligible distributors (10%). The TRQ applies to whey powder originating 
from CPTPP parties only. This TRQ is being phased in over eleven years, at which point over -
-access duties will be elimina ted for imports from CPTPP Parties.  
- The TRQ level for the CPTPP butter TRQ, established on 30 December 2018, is 1,500 tonnes 
for the 2019/20 TRQ year. The TRQ is allocated annually (dairy year) on a market share basis 
to eligible processors (80%) and fu rther processors (10%), and on an equal share basis to 
eligible distributors (10%). The TRQ applies to butter originating from CPTPP parties only. This 
TRQ is being phased in over nineteen years and will reach 5,121 tonnes on 1  August 2036.  
- The TRQ leve l for the CPTPP cheese TRQ, established on 30 December 2018, is 1,208 tonnes 
for the 2019/20 TRQ year. The TRQ is allocated annually (calendar year) on a market share 
basis to eligible processors (85%) and on an equal share basis to eligible distributors ( 15%). 
The TRQ applies to cheese originating from CPTPP parties only. This TRQ is being phased in 
over 19 years and will reach 4,126 tonnes on 1 January 2036.  
- The TRQ level for the CPTPP Industrial cheese TRQ, established on 30 December 2018, is 
2,658 ton nes for the 2019/20 TRQ year. The TRQ is allocated annually (calendar year) on a 
market share basis to eligible processors (80%) and further processors (20%). The TRQ 
applies to cheese originating from CPTPP parties only. This TRQ is being phased in over 
nineteen years and will reach 9,076 tonnes on 1 January 2036.  
- The TRQ level for the CPTPP mozzarella and prepared cheese TRQ, established on 
30 December 2018, is 967 tonnes for the 2019/20 TRQ year. The TRQ is allocated annually 
(calendar year) on a marke t share basis to eligible processors (85%) and on an equal share 
basis to eligible distributors (15%). The TRQ applies to cheese originating from CPTPP parties 
only. This TRQ is being phased in over 19 years and will reach 3,300 tonnes on 
1 January  2036.  
- The TRQ level for the CPTPP products consisting of natural milk constituents TRQ, established 
on 30 December 2018, is 1,333 tonnes for the 2019/20 TRQ year. The TRQ is allocated 
annually (calendar year) on a market share basis to eligible processors (80%)  and further 
processors (10%), and on an equal share basis to eligible distributors (10%). The TRQ applies 
to products of natural milk constituents originating from CPTPP parties only. This TRQ is being 
phased in over nineteen years and will reach 4,552 to nnes on 1 January 2036.  
- The TRQ level for the CPTPP other dairy TRQ, established on 30 December 2018, is 
1,010  tonnes for the 2019/20 TRQ year. The TRQ is allocated annually (calendar year) on a 
market share basis to eligible processors (80%) and further  processors (10%), and on an 
equal share basis to eligible distributors (10%). This TRQ applies to other dairy originating 
from CPTPP parties only. This TRQ is being phased in over fourteen years and will reach 1,138 
tonnes on 1 January 2031. The over -access tariff on tariff item 1517.90.22 will be eliminated 
in year 6.  
 
I.   Information on TRQs and related formalities is published in the Canada Gazette and in Notices 
to Importers, which are distributed to customs brokers, associations and traders and are 
available upon request from Global Affairs Canada.  
  
Notices to Importers and additional information are also available on the Global Affairs Canada 
website at:  http://w ww.international.gc.ca/controls -controles/prod/agri/index.aspx . 
 
II.  See the introduction to section 7. 
 
III.  For WTO TRQs, if an allocation holder uses less than 90 per cent of its allocation (95 per cent 
for cheese, products of natural milk constituents, dry whey, milk protein substances with a 
milk protein content of 85 per cent or more by weight, calculated on the dry matter, that do 
not originate in a NAFTA country, an EU country or other CETA beneficiary, Chile, Costa Rica, 
or Israel, and  cream), the allocation in the next year will normally reflect the actual level of 
use. Allocations not used in a quota year cannot be carried into the next quota year.  
 
For CETA and CPTPP TRQs, if an allocation holder uses less than 95 per cent of its all ocation 
(90 per cent for CPTPP ice cream and mixes, and CPTPP yogurt and buttermilk), the allocation 
in the next year will be reduced downwards by the percentage of the allocation not utilized in 
the previous year. Allocations not used in a quota year cann ot be carried into the next quota 
year. 
 
IV.  Individual import permits are required for each shipment at the within -TRQ rates of duty.  
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  V-VII. Import permits are issued through an on -line automated system either (a) in the offices of 
customs brokers in ma jor cities across Canada, or (b) at the Trade Controls Policy Division of 
Global Affairs Canada in Ottawa. Requests for permits are accepted 30 days prior to the 
expected date of arrival of the shipment to Canada. Import permits are normally issued with 
a validity period of 30 days around the date of arrival specified by importers (five days prior 
to and 24 days after). Utilization of permits for one quota year may not be utilized in the next 
quota year.  
 
VIII.  See the introduction to section 7. 
 
IX-X.  Not applicable.  
 
XI.  Supplementary imports may also be authorized for re -export or to meet domestic market 
shortages.  
 
7.  Not applicable.  
 
8.  See General Responses.  
 
Eligibility of importers to apply for licence  
9.  See General Responses.  
 
Documentational and other requirements for application for licence  
10.  See General Responses.  
 
11. Documents required upon actual importation: import permit, customs entry documents and food 
certificates as required under the Canadian Dairy Products Act and Regulations . 
 
12.  Any applicant may directly apply for a permit via customs brokers equipped wit h authorized 
computer terminals. Permit fees range from CAN$10.00 to CAN$26.00 (according to the value of 
the goods). This fee does not cover the cost of any additional services provided by such issuers. 
Permits may also be requested, by fax, from Global A ffairs Canada in Ottawa for which the associated 
fees range from CAN$15.00 to CAN$31.00 (according to the value of the goods).  
 
13.  No. 
 
Conditions of licensing  
14-17. See General Responses.  
 
Other procedural requirements  
18-19. See General Responses.  
 
7.2.2   Chicken, Turkey and Eggs  
Outline of system  
1. Chicken, turkey, shell eggs and egg products remain on the Import Control List , established under 
the Export and Import Permits Act . Effective 1 January 1995, existing import controls on these 
products were repla ced with TRQs.  
 
Purposes and coverage of licensing  
2. Imports of chicken and chicken products, turkey and turkey products, and eggs and egg products 
are subject to global TRQs and preferential TRQs under the CPTPP. All shipments within the TRQ 
access are administered using shipment specific permits and previous allocation of import quota, 
These products were placed on the Import Control List  under the authority of Paragraph 5(1)(a) and 
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  3. The system applies to: for global TRQs, goods originating in and imported from all countries; and, 
for CPTPP TRQs, goods originating in and imported from CPTPP Parties.  
 
4. The licensing system is used to implement TRQs on chicken and chicken products, turkey and 
turkey products, and eggs and egg products in accordance with Canada's commitments under the 
WTO and the NAFTA, as well as the CPTPP.  
 
5. See General Responses.  
 
Procedures  
6. For Canada’s global TRQs for chicken, turkey, shell eggs and egg products, the access provided 
by Canada is the greater of its NAFTA or WTO commitment.  
 
- The TRQ level established for chicken and chicken products under the WTO is 39,843.7 tonnes 
(bone -in eviscerated equivalent basis). Under the provisions of the North American Free Trade 
Agreement (NAFTA), Canada provides a global TRQ for chicken and chicken products 
equivalent to 7.5 per cent of the previous year's domestic production.  Depending  on the 
chicken product, different conversion factors are used to convert the weights in eviscerated 
equivalence.  
 
- The TRQ level for turkey and turkey products established under the WTO is 5,588 tonnes 
(bone -in eviscerated equivalent basis). Under the pr ovisions of the NAFTA, Canada provides 
a global TRQ for turkey and turkey products equivalent to 3.5 per cent of the current year's 
estimated production (bone -in eviscerated equivalent basis). Depending on the turkey 
product, different conversion factors a re used to convert the weights in eviscerated 
equivalence.  
 
- The TRQ level for eggs and egg products established under the WTO is 21,370,000 dozen.  
Under  the provisions of the NAFTA, Canada provides a global TRQ for shell eggs and egg 
products of 2.988 p er cent of the previous year's domestic production. It is split among shell 
eggs (1.647  per cent), frozen, liquid and further processed eggs (0.714 per cent), and 
powdered eggs (0.627  per cent).     
 
For Canada’s CPTPP TRQs for chicken and chicken products , turkey and turkey products, and eggs 
and egg products, the access provided by Canada is the volume indicated in Appendix A (Tariff Rate 
Quotas) to Section 2 -D (General Notes to Tariff Schedule – Canada) to Chapter 2 (National 
Treatment and Market Access for Goods) of the CPTPP. The CPTPP TRQs are being administered 
under interim allocation policies.  
 
- The TRQ level for the CPTPP Chicken TRQ, established on 30 December 2018 is 
7,833  eviscerated tonnes for the 2019 TRQ year. The TRQ is allocated annually (calendar year) 
on a market share basis to eligible processors (85%) and on an equal share basis to eligible 
distributors (10%) and food services providers (5%). This TRQ applies to chicken and chicken 
products originating from CPTPP parties only. This TRQ  is being phased in over nineteen years 
and will reach 26,745 eviscerated tonnes on 1 January 2036.  
- The TRQ level for the CPTPP Turkey TRQ, established on 30 December 2018 is 
1,167  eviscerated tonnes for the 2019 TRQ year. The TRQ is allocated annually ( market year) 
on a market share basis to eligible processors (85%), and on an equal share basis to eligible 
distributors (15%). This TRQ applies to turkey and turkey products originating from CPTPP 
parties only. This TRQ is being phased in over nineteen yea rs and will reach 3,983  eviscerated 
tonnes on 1 January 2036.  
- The TRQ level for the CPTPP Eggs TRQ, established on 30 December 2018 is 5,566,667  dozen 
(egg equivalent) for the 2019 TRQ year. The TRQ is allocated annually (calendar year) in 
priority to el igible registered processing stations. The remaining balance, if any, is allocated 
to eligible registered grading stations. This TRQ applies to eggs and egg products originating 
from CPTPP parties only. This TRQ is being phased in over nineteen years and w ill reach 
19,006,158 dozen egg equivalent on 1 January 2036.  
 
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  applicants are informed whether they have qualified for an allocation. Applications are evaluated in 
accordance with the criteria that are published in the applicable Notices to Importers.   
 
In the case of turkeys, individual allocations may be utilized at  any time during the quota year.  For 
chicken and chicken products, utilization of individual allocations by larger TRQ holders is limited to 
30% per calendar year quarter, while shell egg allocations to larger TRQ holders are accompanied 
by an import sche dule to help ensure that imports coincide with periods of peak demand in Canada.   
 
I.  Information on TRQs and related formalities is published in the Canada Gazette and in Notices 
to Importers. The latter are distributed to customs brokers, associations and traders, and are 
available upon request from Global Affairs Canada . 
 
Notices to Impo rters and additional information are also available on the DFAIT website at: 
http://www.international.gc.ca/controls -
controles/prod/agri/index.aspx?menu _id=3&menu=R . 
 
II.  See the introduction to section 7. 
 
III.  If an allocation holder for these products uses less than 90 per cent of its allocation (95 per 
cent in the case of egg products), the allocation in the next year will be reduced by the 
percentage of the allocation not utilized in the previous quota year.  Allocation not used in one 
quota year is not available for carry -over to the next quota year.  
 
IV.  Individual import permits are required for each shipment at the within -TRQ rates of duty.  
 
V-VII. I mport permits are issued through an on -line automated sy stem either (a) in the offices of 
customs brokers in major cities across Canada, or (b) at the Trade Controls Policy Division of 
Global Affairs Canada  in Ottawa. Requests for permits are accepted 30 days prior to the 
expected date of arrival of the shipmen t to Canada.  Import permits are normally issued with 
a validity period of 30 days around the date of arrival specified by importers (five days prior 
to and 24 days after). Utilization of permits for one quota year is not allowed in the next quota 
year. 
 
VIII.  See the introduction to section 7. 
 
IX-X.  Not applicable.  
 
XI.  A supplementary import policy is in place to accommodate market shortages. Supplementary 
imports may also be authorized for re -export.  
 
7. Not applicable.  
 
8. See General Responses.  
 
Eligibility of importers to apply for licence  
9. See General Responses.  
 
Documentational and other requirements for applications for licence  
10. See General Responses.  
 
11. Import permits and normal customs entry forms are required in addition to health certificates 
as required under the Canada Agriculture Products Act.  
 
12. Any applicant may directly apply for a permit via customs brokers equipped with authorized 
computer terminals.  Permit fees range from CAN$10.00 to CAN$26.00 (according to t he value of 
the goods). This fee does not cover the cost of any additional services provided by such issuers.  
 
Permits may also be requested, by fax, from Global Affairs Canada  in Ottawa for which the associated 
fees range from CAN$15.00 to CAN$31.00 (acco rding to the value of the goods).  
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  13. No.  
 
Conditions of licensing  
14-17. See General Responses.  
 
Other procedural requirements  
18-19. See General Responses.  
 
7.2.3   Broiler Hatching Eggs and Chicks  
Outline of system  
1. Broiler hatching eggs and chicks remain on the Import Control List , established under the Export 
and Import Permits Act .  Effective 1 January 1995, existing import controls on these products were 
replaced with tariff rate quotas.  
 
Purposes and coverage of licensing  
2. Broiler Hatching Eggs and Chicks were placed on the Import Control List  under the authority of 
Paragraph  5(1) (b) and Section 5.3 of the Export and Import Permits Ac t.   All shipments within the 
TRQ access are administered using shipment specific permits and previous allocation of import 
quota.  
 
3. The system applies to: for global TRQs, goods originating in and imported from all countries; and, 
for CPTPP TRQs, for goods originating in and imported from CPTPP Parties . 
 
4. This lic ensing system is used to implement TRQs for broiler hatching eggs and chicks in accordance 
with Canada's commitments under the WTO and the CPTPP.  
 
5. See General Responses.  
 
Procedures  
6. For the global TRQ, the annual TRQ level is the greater of the WTO c ommitment or the 
commitment that Canada agreed to via an Exchange of Notes with the United States.  The WTO 
commitment for broiler hatching eggs and chicks is 7,949,000  dozen (egg equivalent). Under the 
provisions of the bilateral agreement with the United  States, Canada provides a TRQ level for broiler 
hatching eggs and chicks of 21.1 per cent of the current year's estimated domestic production, split 
into separate access commitments for eggs (17.4 per cent) and chicks (3.7  per cent).  Each chick is 
counte d as 1.27 hatching eggs.  Holders of TRQ for hatching eggs may convert their allocation into 
TRQ for chicks, but TRQ for chicks is not convertible into TRQ for hatching eggs.  
  
TRQ access provided by Canada is the greater of its NAFTA and WTO commitments.  This access 
level is determined annually and is allocated to federally registered hatcheries on the basis of market 
share minus adjustments for under -utilization.  Allocation holders are permitted to import up to their 
allocated annual level at any time d uring the calendar year.  
 
For Canada’s CPTPP TRQ on broiler hatching eggs and chicks, e stablished on 30 December 2018 is 
333,333 dozen (egg equivalent) for the 2019 TRQ year . Under the interim allocation policy, this TRQ 
is allocated annually (calendar yea r) to eligible federally registered hatcheries. This TRQ applies to 
broiler hatching eggs and chicks originating from CPTPP parties only. This TRQ is being phased in 
over nineteen years and will reach 1,138,093 dozen (egg equivalent) on 1 January 2036.  
 
I.  Information on TRQs and related formalities is published in the Canada Gazette and in Notices 
to Importers. The latter are distributed to customs brokers, associations and traders, and are 
available upon request from Global Affairs Canada . 
 
Notices to Importers and additional information are also available on the Global Affairs Canada  
website at:  G/LIC/N/3/CAN/19  
 
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  http://www.international.gc.ca/controls -
controles/prod/agri/index.aspx?menu_id=3&menu=R  . 
 
II.  See introduction to section 7. 
 
III.  If an allocation holder uses less than 90  per cent of its allocation, the allocation will be reduced 
by the percentage  of the allocation not utilized (in egg equival ents) in the previous quota year.  
An allocation not used in one quota year will not be available for carryover to the next quota 
year. 
 
IV.  Individual import permits are required for each shipment at the within -TRQ rates of duty.  
 
V-VII. I mport permits a re issued through an on -line automated system either (a) in the offices of 
customs  brokers in major cities across Canada, or (b) at the Trade Controls Policy Division of 
Global Affairs Canada  in Ottawa. Requests for permits are accepted 30 days prior to th e 
expected date of arrival of the shipment to Canada.  Import permits are normally issued with 
a validity period of 30 days around the date of arrival specified by importers (five days prior 
to and 24 days after). Utilization of permits for one quota year is not allowed in the next quota 
year. 
 
VIII.  See the introduction to section 7. 
 
IX-X.  Not applicable.  
 
XI.  A supplementary import policy is in place to accommodate market shortages.  Supplementary 
imports may also be authorized for re -export.  
 
7. Not applicable.  
 
8. See General Responses.  
 
Eligibility of importers to apply for licence  
9. See General Responses.  
 
Documentational and other requirements for application for licence  
10. See General Responses.  
 
11. Documents required upon actual importation:  import permit, customs entry documents and 
health certificates as required under the Canada Agriculture Products Act . 
 
12. Any applicant may directly apply for a permit via customs brokers equipped with auth orized 
computer terminals.  Permit fees range from CAN$10.00 to CAN$26.00 (according to the value of 
the goods). This fee does not cover the cost of any additional services provided by such issuers.  
 
Permits may also be requested, by fax, from Global Affa irs Canada  in Ottawa for which the associated 
fees range from CAN$15.00 to CAN$31.00 (according to the value of the goods).  
 
13. No.  
 
Conditions of licensing  
14-17. See General Responses.  
 
Other procedural requirements  
18-19. See General Responses.  
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  7.2.4   Beef and Veal  
Outline of system  
1. Effective 1 January 1995, beef and veal were placed on the Import Control List  established under 
the Export and Import Permits Act ; and the existing import control measures for these products 
provided for under the Meat I mport Act  were replaced with a tariff rate quota.  
 
Purposes and coverage of licensing  
2-3. In order to implement Canada's WTO commitments, beef and veal were placed on the Import 
Control List .  This action was taken under the authority of Paragraph 5(1)(a)  and Section 5.3 of the 
Export and Import Permits Act .  An import permit is required for each shipment of these products 
originating in and imported from all countries except the United States, Mexico, Chile, and an EU 
country or other CETA beneficiary.  
 
4. This licensing system is used to implement TRQs for beef and veal in accordance with Canada's 
WTO commitments.  
 
5. See General Responses.  
 
Procedures  
6. In keeping with its WTO commitments, Canada has established an annual TRQ level for imports 
of fresh,  chilled and frozen beef and veal from non -FTA countries of 76,409 tonnes.  Of this quantity, 
29,600  tonnes are reserved for imports from New Zealand and 35,000 tonnes are reserved for 
imports from Australia. The balance of the TRQ, 11,809 tonnes (known as  the MFN reserve) is 
reserved for imports from all other eligible suppliers, including those from New Zealand and Australia 
once their country -specific allocations are filled.    
 
I.  Information  on TRQs and related formalities is published in the Canada Ga zette and in Notices 
to Importers. The latter are distributed to customs brokers, associations and traders and are 
available upon request from Global Affairs Canada . 
 
Notices to Importers and additional information are also available on Global Affairs Cana da 
website at: http://www.international.gc.ca/controls -
controles/prod/agri/index.aspx?menu_id=3&menu=R . 
 
II.  See the introduction to section 7. 
 
III. If an allocation holder uses less than 90  per cent of its allocation, the allocation in the next 
year will normally reflect the actual level of use.  An allocation not used in one quota year will 
not be available fo r carryover to the next quota year . 
 
IV.  Individual import permits are required for each shipment at the within -TRQ rates of duty.  
 
V-VII. Import permits are issued through an on -line automated system either (a) in the offices of 
customs brokers in major cities across Canada, or (b) at the Trade Controls Policy Division of 
Global Affairs Canada  in Ottawa.  Requests for permits are accepted 30 days prior to the 
expected date of arrival of the shipment to Canada.  Import permits are normally issued with 
a validity period of 30 days around the date of arrival specified by importers (five days prior 
to and 24 days after).  Utilization of permits for one quota year is not allowed in the next 
quota year.  
 
VIII.  See the introduction to section 7. 
 
IX-X.  Not appl icable.  
 
XI.  The Minister may authorize the importation of beef and veal supplementary to the TRQ if he 
judges that the importation serves the overall needs of the Canadian market.  
 
7. Not applicable.  G/LIC/N/3/CAN/19  
 
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  8. See General Responses.  
 
Eligibility of importers to  apply for permit  
9. See General Responses.  
 
Documentational and other requirements for application for licence  
10. See General Responses.  
 
11. Import permits and normal customs entry forms are required in addition to health certificates 
as required under the Canada Agriculture Products Act.  
 
12. Any applicant may directly apply for a permit via customs brokers equipped with authorized 
computer terminals.  Permit fees range from CAN$10.00 to CAN$26.00 (according to the value of 
the goods). Th is fee does not cover the cost of any additional services provided by such issuers.  
 
Permits may also be requested, by fax, from Global Affairs Canada  in Ottawa for which the associated 
fees range from CAN$15.00 to CAN$31.00 (according to the value of the  goods).  
 
13. No.  
 
Conditions of licensing  
14-17. See General Responses.  
 
Other procedural requirements  
18-19. See General Responses.  
 
7.2.5   Margarine  
1. Effective 1 January 1995, margarine and butter substitutes, excluding liquid margarines, were 
placed on the  Import Control List established under the Export and Import Permits Act ; and the 
existing import prohibitions for these products were replaced with a tariff rate quota.  
 
Purposes and coverage of licensing  
2. In order to fulfil Canada's WTO commitments for margarine, margarine was placed on the Import 
Control List .  This action was taken under the authority of Paragraph  5(1)(b) and Section 5.3 of the 
Export and Import Permits Act .  An import permit is required for each shipment of margarine 
imported under the applicable within access tariff items.  
 
3. The system applies to goods originating in and imported from all countries.  
 
4. This licensing system is used to implement a TRQ for margarine in accordan ce with Canada's WTO 
commitments.  
 
5. See General Responses.  
 
Procedures  
6. The TRQ level is 7,558 tonnes.  Import permits are allocated on a first -come, first -served basis, 
without restriction on the applicants (except that no applicant may import more th an 500 tonnes in 
a calendar year).  Permits are normally valid for 30 days, but only within the TRQ year.  
 
I.  Information on TRQs and related formalities is published in the Canada Gazette and in Notices 
to Importers. The latter are distributed to customs  brokers, associations and traders and are 
available upon request from Global Affairs Canada . 
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  Notices to Importers and additional information are also available on the DFAIT website at: 
http://www.international.gc.ca/controls -
controles/prod/agri/index.aspx?menu_id=3&menu=R  . 
 
II.  See the introduction to section 7. 
 
III.  Not applicable.  
 
IV.  Individual import permits are required for each shipment at the within -TRQ rates of duty.  
 
V-VII. Import permits are issued through an on -line automated system either (a) in the offices of 
customs brokers in major cities across Canada, or (b) at the Trade Controls Policy Division of 
the Global Affairs C anada .  Requests for permits are accepted 30 days prior to the expected 
date of arrival of the shipment to Canada.  Import permits are normally issued with a validity 
period of 30 days around the date of arrival specified by importers (five days prior to a nd 
24 days after).  Utilization of permits for one quota year is not allowed in the next quota year.  
 
VIII.  See the introduction to section 7. 
 
IX-X.  Not applicable.  
 
XI.  The Minister may authorize the importation of margarine supplementary to the TRQ i f he 
judges that the importation serves the overall needs of the Canadian market.  
 
7. Not applicable.  
 
8. See General Responses.  
 
Eligibility of importers to apply for licence  
9. See General Responses.  
 
Documentational and other requirements for applicatio n for licence  
10. See General Responses.  
 
11. Documents required upon actual importation are: import permit and customs entry documents.  
 
12. Any applicant may directly apply for a permit via customs brokers equipped with authorized 
computer terminals.  Permit fees range from CAN$10.00 to CAN$26.00 (according to the value of 
the goods). This fee does not cover the cost of any additional serv ices provided by such issuers.  
 
Permits may also be requested, by fax, from the Global Affairs Canada  for which the associated fees 
range from CAN$15.00 to CAN$31.00 (according to the value of the goods).  
 
13. No.  
Conditions of licensing  
14-17. See General Responses.  
 
Other procedural requirements  
18-19. See General Responses.  
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  7.2.6   Wheat, Barley and their Pr oducts  
Outline of system  
1. Effective 1 August 1995, wheat, barley, wheat products, and barley products were placed on the 
Import Control List , established under the Export and Import Permits Act ; and existing import 
controls on these products were replace d with tariff rate quotas.  
 
Purposes and coverage of licensing  
2. In order to fulfil its WTO commitments for wheat, barley and their products, Canada removed the 
requirement under the Canadian Wheat Board Act and related regulations for import licences for 
wheat, barley and their products and replaced them with a syst em of TRQs.  This required placing 
them on the Import Control List  under the authority of Paragraph 5(1)(a), 5(1)(b) and Section  5.3 
of the Export and Import Permits Act . 
 
3. The system applies to goods originating in and imported from all countries.  Once  the TRQ levels 
are reached, the following products continue to be assessed the "within access" lower rate of duty:  
 
(a) Mexican, U.S., Chilean, Costa Rican, Peruvian wheat, barley, wheat products and barley 
products and certain wheat, barley, wheat produc ts and barley products originating in an EU 
country or other CETA beneficiary (pursuant to NAFTA, CCFTA, CCRFTA, CETA and CPFTA);  
 
(b)  Wheat and barley products from any country, classified under the following specific tariff 
items:  
 
(i)  mixes and dough s, falling under tariff item No. 1901.20.14;  
(ii) pasta products, falling under tariff items Nos.1902.11.21, 1902.19.12, 1902.19.22, 
1902.19.92, 1902.30.12 and 1902.30.31;  
(iii) cereals, falling under tariff items No. 1904.10.21, 1904.10.41, 1904.20.21, 1904.20.41, 
1904.30.21 and 1904.90.21;  
(iv)  bread products, falling under tariff item No. 1905.10.21, 1905.10.51, 1905.40.31, 
1905.40.61 and 1905.90.32;  
(v)  biscuits, waffles and wafers falling under tariff item No. 1905.31.22, 1905.31.92, 
1905.32.92 a nd 1905.90.43; and  
(vi)  pretzels of tariff no. 1905.90.62 in packages of a weight not exceeding 1.36 kg.  
 
4. This licensing system is used to implement TRQs for wheat, barley and their products in 
accordance with Canada's WTO commitments.  
 
5. See General Responses.  
 
Procedures  
6. The TRQ levels are: wheat - 226,883 tonnes, barley - 399,000 tonnes, wheat products  B 123,557 
tonnes (grain equivalent) and barley products - 19,131 tonnes (grain equivalent).  There are no 
allocations to importers.  The TRQ is administered on a first -come, first -served basis from 1 August 
to 31 July each year.  
 
I.  Information on TRQs and related formalities is published in the Canada Gazette and in Notices 
to Importers. The latter are distributed to custo ms brokers, associations and traders and are 
available upon request from Global Affairs Canada . 
 
Notices to Importers and additional information are also available on the DFAIT website at: 
http://www.international.gc.ca/controls -
controles/prod/agri/index.aspx?menu_id=3&menu=R  . 
 
II.  See the introduction to section 7. 
 
III.  TRQ not used in any quota year will not be available for carry -over to the quota year. 
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  IV.  The General Import Permit number must be stated on the customs entry document.  When 
the TRQ level for any product is reached, a different General Import Permit allows importation 
at the applicable over -access rate of duty.  
 
V-VII. Not applicab le. 
 
VIII.  See the introduction to section 7. 
 
IX-X.  Not applicable.  
 
XI.  The Minister may authorize the importation of wheat, wheat products, barley and barley 
products supplementary to the respective TRQ if he judges that the importation serves the 
overall needs of the Canadian  market.  
 
7. Not applicable.  
 
8. See General Respo nses. 
 
Eligibility of importers to apply for licence  
9. See General Responses.  
 
Documentational and other requirements for application for licence  
10. See General Responses.  
 
11. Normal customs entry forms indicating the appropriate General Import Permit a re required.  
 
12. Any applicant may directly apply for a permit via customs brokers equipped with authorized 
computer terminals.  Permit fees range from CAN$10.00 to CAN$26.00 (according to the value of 
the goods). This fee does not cover the cost of any a dditional services provided by such issuers.  
Permits may also be requested, by fax, from Global Affairs Canada  in Ottawa for which the associated 
fees range from CAN$15.00 to CAN$31.00 (according to the value of the goods).  
 
13. No.  
 
Conditions of licensing  
14-17. See General Responses.  
 
Other procedural requirements  
18-19. See General Responses.  
7.2.7   Textiles  
Outline of system  
1.  Textiles are on the Import Control List , established pursuant to the  Export and Import Permits 
Act (EIPA). Quantitative restraints (i.e., quotas) on imports of textiles were eliminated for goods 
shipped after 31 December 2004 in accor dance with the WTO Agreement on Textiles and Clothing 
(ATC). Individual import licensing or open general licensing requirements for such goods were 
eliminated on 1 April 2005. An import licensing system remains in place for textiles shipped in 
connection w ith Tariff Preference Level (TPL) provisions established pursuant to the North American, 
Canada -Chile, Canada -Costa Rica, and Canada -Honduras Free Trade Agreements and for origin 
quotas established pursuant to the Canada -European Union Comprehensive Econom ic and Trade 
Agreement.  
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  Purposes and coverage of licensing  
2. Textile products on the Import Control List  subject to individual import permits for TPL are as 
follows: cotton or man -made fibre fabrics and made -up goods (NAFTA, Chile, Costa Rica); wool 
fabrics and made -up goods (Chile and Costa Rica); cotton or man -made fibre spun yarns (NAFTA, 
Chile, Costa Rica), and fabrics and made -up goods (Honduras). Origin quotas established under the 
Canada -European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CE TA) include certain 
woven fabrics, sewing thread, twine, carpets, plastic -coated/covered/laminated fabrics, linoleum, 
transmission or conveyor belts or belting, technical textile products, bed linens, toilet and kitchen 
linens, floor -cloths, polishing -cloths, dish -cloths and dusters.  
 
3.  The system applies to imports from the United States, Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica, Honduras and 
the European Union or other CETA beneficiaries.  
 
4.  Tariff Preference Levels (TPL) are special FTA provisions that provide tariff preferences for imports 
of non -originating textile and apparel goods up to a specified quantity. Above these specified 
quantities, non -originating textile and apparel goods are subject to the Most -Favoured -Nation rate 
of duty. The import lic ensing system is in place in order to implement quantitative import limits on 
goods shipped in connection with TPL provisions established pursuant to the Free Trade Agreements.  
 
Origin quotas are alternative rules of origin that enable preferential tariff access for imports of eligible 
textile goods up to a specified quantity. Above these specified quantities, textile goods that do not 
meet the main rules of origin are subject to the Most -Favoured -Nation rate of duty. The import 
licensing system is in place  in order to implement quantitative import limits on goods shipped in 
connection with origin quota provisions established pursuant to the CETA.  
 
5. The EIPA provides for the establishment of an Import Control List  to implement an 
intergovernmental arrangem ent or to prevent the frustration or the circumvention of such 
arrangements. Import permits are issued for goods, including textiles, on the Import Control List . 
 
Procedures  
6.  The TPL levels primary units of measure (other than for yarns) are converted i nto Square Metre 
Equivalents (SMEs) by means of conversion factors found in each FTA. The yearly TPL levels for each 
FTA are as follows:  
 
-   Canada -Honduras Free Trade Agreement – Fabrics and made -up goods: 1,000,000.  
-   Canada -Costa Rica Free Trade Agre ement - Cotton or man -made fabrics and made -up goods: 
1,000,000 SME; Wool fabrics and made -up goods: 250,000 SME; and Cotton or man -made 
fibre spun yarn: 150,000 kg.  
-   Canada -Chile Free Trade Agreement - Cotton or man -made fabrics and made -up goods 
(limited to goods of Chapter 60 of the HS): 1,000,000 SME; Wool fabrics and made -up goods: 
250,000 SME; and Cotton or man -made fibre spun yarn: 500,000 kg.  
-   North America Free Trade Agreement - United States: Cotton or man -made fabrics and 
made -up goods: 2,0 00,000 SME; and Cotton or man -made fibre spun yarn: 1,000,000 kg; 
Mexico: Cotton or man -made fabrics and made -up goods: 7,000,000 SME; and Cotton or 
man-made fibre spun yarn: 1,000,000 kg.  
-   There are no allocations to importers. The TPLs are administere d on a first -come, first -served 
basis from 1 January to 31 December each year.  
 
The origin quotas are measured by kilograms and square metres. The yearly origin quota levels are 
found in Table C.3 of the Protocol on rules of origin and origin procedures of  the CETA: 
https://www.international.gc.ca/trade -commerce/trade -agreements -accords -commerciaux/agr -
acc/ceta -aecg/text -texte/P1.aspx?lang=eng#5_1  
 
- There are no allocations to importers.  
- The origin quotas are administered on a first -come, first -served basis from 1 January to 
31 December each year.  
 
I.   Information on TPLs and origin quotas and related formalities are published in the Canada 
Gazette, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) D -Memoranda and Customs Notice and in 
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  traders and upon request from Global Affair s Canada. Notices to Importers and additional 
information are also available on Global Affairs Canada and CBSA websites at:  
 
TPL:  http://www.internatio nal.gc.ca/controls -controles/textiles/index.aspx?menu_id=21&view=d  
http://www.cbsa -asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -md/d11/d11 -4-22-eng.html  
 
Origin Quotas:  http://www.international.gc.ca/controls -controles/prod/ceta_origin_quotas -
contingents_origine_aecg.aspx?lang=eng  
   https://www.cbsa -asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn -ad/cn17 -30-eng.html   
 
II.  See the introduction to section 7. 
 
III.  TPL or origin quota not used in one year is not available for carry -over i n the following year.  
 
IV.  Applications for TPL and origin quota permits are accepted until the TPL or origin quota level 
for a given TPL or origin quota is filled.  
 
V-VII. Import permits are issued through an on -line automated system either (a) in the of fices of 
customs brokers in major cities across Canada, or (b) at the Trade Controls Bureau of Global 
Affairs Canada in Ottawa. Requests for permits are accepted 30 days prior to the expected 
date of arrival of the shipment to Canada. Import permits are no rmally issued with a validity 
period of 30 days around the date of arrival specified by importers (five days prior to and 
24 days after). Utilization of permits for one quota year is not allowed in the next quota year.  
 
VIII.  TPLs and origin quotas are ma de available on a first -come, first -served basis, whereby import 
permits are issued to importers on demand until the TPL or origin quota has been filled in a 
given year.  
 
IX-X.  Not applicable.  
 
XI.  No. 
 
7. Not applicable.  
 
8.  Import permits are not norm ally refused if the criteria relating to issuance are met. If a permit 
is refused, for example, because of incomplete information on the application, the applicant is 
advised and given the opportunity to correct the anomaly.  
 
Eligibility of importers to ap ply for licence  
9.  Any resident of Canada may apply for an import permit.  
 
Documentational and other requirements for application for licence  
10. Instructions and the information required to complete an import permit application and the form 
can be found on the web at:  
 
http://www.international.gc.ca/controls -controles/about -a_propos/impor/permits -licences.aspx  
http://www.cbsa -asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -md/d11/d11 -4-22-eng.html  
https://www.cbsa -asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn -ad/cn17 -30-eng.html  
 
11. Import permits and normal customs entry forms are required.  
 
12.  Any applicant may directly apply for a permit via customs brokers equipped with authorized 
computer terminals. Permit fees range from CAN$10.00 to CAN$26.00 (according to the va lue of 
the goods). This fee does not cover the cost of any additional services provided by such issuers.  
 
Permits may also be requested, by fax, from Global Affairs Canada in Ottawa for which the associated 
fees range from CAN$15.00 to CAN$31.00 (according  to the value of the goods).  
 
13.  No. 
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  Conditions of licensing  
14.  A permit is valid for 30 days. Should the permit expire, the cancellation and subsequent issuance 
of a replacement permit may be completed upon request.  
 
15.  No. 
 
16.  Licences are not t ransferable.  
 
17.(a) No.  
 
(b)   No. 
 
Other procedural requirements  
18.  No. 
 
19.  Import permits issued pursuant to the Export and Import Permits Act  are not a condition of 
foreign exchange transactions.  
 
7.2.8   Clothing  
Outline of system  
1. Clothing is on the Import Control List , established pursuant to the Export and Import Permits Act  
(EIPA). Quantitative restraints (i.e., quotas) on imports of clothing and handbags were eliminated 
for goods shipped after 31 December 2004 in accordance with the WTO Agreement on Textiles and 
Clothing (ATC).  Individual import licensing or open general l icensing requirements for such goods 
were eliminated on 1 April 2005. An import licensing system remains in place for clothing shipped 
in connection with Tariff Preference Level (TPL) provisions established pursuant to the North 
American, Canada -Chile, Can ada-Costa Rica, and Canada -Honduras Free Trade Agreements  and for 
origin quotas established pursuant to the Canada -European Union Comprehensive Economic and 
Trade Agreement.  
 
Purposes and coverage of licensing  
2. Clothing products on the Import Control Lis t subject to individual import permits for TPL are as 
follows: wool apparel (NAFTA, Chile); cotton or man -made fibre apparel (NAFTA, Chile); and apparel 
(Costa Rica, Honduras).  Origin quotas established under the Canada -European Union 
Comprehensive Economi c and Trade Agreement (CETA) include  certain knitted or woven garments 
such as: men's or boys' shirts, ensembles, jackets, blazers, trousers, bib and brace overalls, 
breeches, shorts tracksuits, ski suits, and swimwear; women's or girls' blouses, shirts, t -shirts, 
jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, pantyhose, tights, stockings, socks, overcoats, raincoats, carcoats, 
capes, cloaks, anoraks, windcheaters, wind jackets, suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, dresses, 
skirts, divided skirts, trousers, bib and brace ov eralls, breeches, shorts, brassieres, girdles, corsets, 
braces, suspenders, and garters.  
 
3. The system applies to imports from the United States, Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica, Honduras and 
the European Union or other CETA beneficiaries.  
 
4. Tariff Preferenc e Levels (TPL) are special FTA provisions that provide tariff preferences for imports 
of non -originating textile and apparel goods up to a specified quantity. Above these specified 
quantities, non -originating textile and apparel goods are subject to the Mo st-Favoured -Nation rate 
of duty. The import licensing system is in place in order to administer quantitative import limits on 
goods shipped in connection with TPL provisions established pursuant to these Free Trade 
Agreements.  
 
Origin quotas are alternativ e rules of origin that enable preferential tariff access for imports of eligible 
apparel goods up to a specified quantity. Above these specified quantities, apparel goods that do 
not meet the main rules of origin are subject to the Most -Favoured -Nation rat e of duty. The import 
licensing system is in place in order to implement quantitative import limits on goods shipped in 
connection with origin quota provisions established pursuant to the CETA.  G/LIC/N/3/CAN/19  
 
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  5. The EIPA provides for the establishment of an Import Contro l List  to implement an 
intergovernmental arrangement or to prevent the frustration or the circumvention of such 
arrangements.  Import permits are issued for goods, including clothing, on the Import Control List . 
 
Procedures  
6. The TPL levels primary units of measure are converted into Square Metre Equivalents (SME) by 
means of conversion factors found in each FTA.  The yearly TPL levels for each FTA are as follows:  
 
-  Canada -Honduras Free Trade Agreement – Apparel goods: 4,000,000 SME.  
-  Canada -Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement - Apparel goods: 1,379,570 SME.  
-  Canada -Chile Free Trade Agreement - Cotton or man -made fibre apparel and made -up goods: 
2,252,324 SME; and Wool apparel and made -up goods: 112,616 SME.  
-  North America Free Trade Ag reement - United States: Cotton or man -made fibre apparel and 
made -up goods: 9,000,000 SME; and Wool apparel and made -up goods: 919,740; Mexico: 
Cotton or man -made fibre apparel and made -up goods: 6,000,000 SME; and Wool apparel 
and made -up goods: 250,000 SME. 
-  There are no allocations to importers. The TPLs are administered on a first -come, first -served 
basis from 1 January to 31 December each year.  
 
The origin quotas are measured by units, kilograms, pairs or dozens. The yearly origin quota levels 
are found in Table C.4 of the Protocol on rules of origin and origin procedures of the CETA: 
http://internation al.gc.ca/trade -commerce/trade -agreements -accords -commerciaux/agr -acc/ceta -
aecg/text -texte/P1.aspx?lang=eng#5_1  
- There are no allocations to importers  
- The origin quotas are administered on a first -come, first -served basis from 1 January 
to 31 December ea ch year.  
 
I.  Information on TPLs and origin quotas and related formalities are published in the Canada 
Gazette, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) D -Memoranda and Customs Notice and in 
Notices to Importers. This information is available to customs broke rs, associations and 
traders and upon request from Global Affairs Canada. Notices to Importers and additional 
information are also available on the Global Affairs Canada and CBSA websites at:   
TPL: http://www.international.gc.ca/controls -controles/textiles/index.aspx?menu_id=21&view=d  
 http://www.cbsa -asfc.gc.ca/publicati ons/dm -md/d11/d11 -4-22-eng.html  
 
Origin Quotas:  http://www.international.gc.ca/controls -controles/prod/ceta_origin_quotas -
contingents_origine_aecg.aspx?lang=eng  
  https://www.cbsa -asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn -ad/cn17 -30-eng.html  
 
II.  See the introduction to section 7. 
 
III. TPL or origin quota not used in one year is not available for carry -over in t he following year.  
 
IV.  Applications for TPL permits and origin quotas are accepted until the TPL or origin quota level 
for a given TPL or origin quota is filled.  
 
V-VII. Import permits are issued through an on -line automated system either (a) in the offi ces of 
customs brokers in major cities across Canada, or (b) at the Trade Controls Bureau of Global 
Affairs Canada in Ottawa.  Requests for permits are accepted 30 days prior to the expected 
date of arrival of the shipment to Canada.  Import permits are no rmally issued with a validity 
period of 30 days around the date of arrival specified by importers (five days prior to and 
24 days after). Utilization of permits for one quota year is not allowed in the next quota year.  
 
VIII.  TPL and origin quotas are  made available on a first -come, first -served basis, whereby import 
permits are issued to importers on demand until the TPL or origin quota  has been filled in a 
given year.  
 
IX-X. Not applicable.  
 
XI.  No. 
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  7. Not applicable.  
 
8. Import permits are not normally refused if the criteria relating to issuance are met.  If a permit 
is refused, for example, because of incomplete information on the application, the applicant is 
advised and given the opportunity to correct the application.  
 
Eligibility of import ers to apply for licence  
9. Any resident of Canada may apply for an import permit.   
 
Documentational and other requirements for application for licence  
10. Instructions and the information required to complete an import permit application and the form 
can be found on the web at:   
 
http://www.international.gc.ca/controls -controles/about -a_propos/impor/permits -
licences.aspx?menu_id= 62&view=d  
http://www.cbsa -asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -md/d11/d11 -4-22-eng.html  
https://www.cbsa -asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn -ad/cn17 -30-eng.html  
 
11. Import permits and normal customs entry forms are required.  
 
12. Any applicant may directly apply for a permi t via customs brokers with access to the Export and 
Import Controls System.  Import permit fees range from CAN$10.00 to CAN$26.00 (according to 
the value of the goods). This fee does not cover the cost of any additional services provided by such 
issuers.  Import permits may also be requested, by fax, from Global Affairs Canada  in Ottawa for 
which the associated fees range from CAN$15.00 to CAN$31.00 (according to the value of the 
goods).  
 
13. No.  
 
Conditions of licensing  
14. A permit is valid for 30 days. S hould the permit expire, the cancellation and subsequent issuance 
of a replacement permit may be completed upon request.  
 
15. No.  
 
16. Licences are not transferable.  
 
17.(a) No.  
 
(b)  No. 
 
Other procedural requirements  
18. No.  
 
19. Import permits issued pursuant to the Export and Import Permits Act  are not a condition of 
foreign exchange transactions.  
7.2.9   Carbon and Specialty Steel  
Outline of system  
1. Carbon and specialty steel products are found in items 80, 81 and 82 of the Import  Control List , 
established under the  Export and Import Permits Act .  Products under items 80 and 81 are subject 
to general import permits with reporting and record keeping requirements (i.e., under General 
Import Permits 80 and 81) . 
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  For products under ite m 82 of the Import Control List , final safeguard measures in the form of tariff 
rate quotas (TRQ) have been established through the Final Safeguards Order (Surtax Order) 
(effective May 13, 2019), amending the Order Imposing a Surtax on the Importation of C ertain Steel 
Goods. This amendment replaces the provisional safeguard measures on imports of certain Heavy 
Plate and Stainless  Steel Wire with final safeguard measures. The Surtax Order establishes 
safeguards in the form of TRQs for steel goods matching th e product descriptions specified in the 
column 2 of the Schedule to the Surtax Order (see below for descriptions), above which a surtax will 
apply.  
 
Purposes and coverage of licensing  
2. Carbon steel products were placed on the Import Control Lis t under th e authority of 
subsection  5(3) of the Export and Import Permits Act  with effect September 1, 1986, for the purpose 
of monitoring their entry into Canada following a reference to the Canadian Import Tribunal pursuant 
to section 48 of the Special Import Meas ures Act . The Tribunal concluded that carbon steel products 
were being and likely to be imported into Canada at such prices, in such quantities and under such 
conditions as to make it advisable to collect information with respect to the importation of such  
goods. Carbon steel products are defined as semi -finished steel (ingots, blooms, billets, slabs and 
sheet bars), plate, sheet and strip, wire rods, wire and wire products, railway -type products, bars, 
structural shapes and units and pipe and tube.  
 
Specialty steel products were added to the Import Control List  on June 1, 1987, following an 
amendment to the Export and Import Permits Act , in order for the monitoring system for steel to be 
comprehensive. Specialty steel products are defined as stainless  flat-rolled products (sheet, strip 
and plate), stainless steel bar, stainless steel pipe and tube, stainless steel wire and wire product, 
alloy tool steel, mould steel and high speed steel.  
 
Products subject to General Import Permits 80 and 81 are subject to reporting and record keeping 
requirements as a term and condition of their applicable general import permit (effective 
August  26,  2019).  
 
TRQs as final safeguards have been established for two product categories within which goods fall if 
they meet the product definitions. The categories are Heavy Plate and Stainless Steel Wire. The 
safeguards do not apply to imports of steel products that do not meet the  product definitions . Goods 
that are not subject to the Surtax Order may continue to be impo rted under General Import Permit 
80 or General Import Permit 81, as the case may be.   
 
The definitions are as follows:  
 
Heavy Plate  
Hot-rolled carbon steel plate and high -strength low -alloy steel plate not further manufactured than 
hot-rolled, heat -treated  or not, in widths from 80 inches (+/ - 2,030 mm) to 152 inches 
(+/- 3,860  mm), and thicknesses from 0.375 inches (+/ - 9.525 mm) to 4.0 inches (101.6 mm), 
with all dimensions being plus or minus allowable tolerances contained in the applicable standards. 
For greater certainty, these dimensional restrictions apply to steel plate, which contains alloys 
greater than required by recognized industry standards provided that the steel does not meet 
recognized industry standards for an alloy -specification steel plat e. 
 
The definition excludes:  
a)  All plate in coil form, and  
b) All plate having a rolled, raised figure at regular intervals on the surface (also known as 
floor plate).  
c) hot -rolled carbon steel plate produced to the following specifications and grades, 
namely, ASME SA516/SA516M or ASTM A516/A516M, normalized, ASME 
SA299/SA299M or ASTM A299/A299M, normalized, and ASME SA537/SA537M or ASTM 
A537/A537M, normalized, in the following dimensions:  
(i)  2 inches thick, greater than or e qual to 97 inches wide and greater than 473 inches 
long, 
(ii) 2 inches thick, greater than or equal to 121 inches wide and greater than 380 
inches long,  
(iii) 2 inches thick, greater than or equal to 150 inches wide and greater than 270 
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  (iv) 2.25 inches thick, greater than or equal to 97 inches wide and greater than 420 
inches long,  
(v)  2.25 inches thick, greater than or equal to 121 inches wide and greater than 330 
inches long,  
(vi) 2.25 inches thick, greater than or equal to 151 inches wide and of any length,  
(vii) 2.5 inches thick, greater than or equal to 97 inches wide and greater than 380 
inches long,  
(viii) 2.5 inches thick, greater than or equal to 121 inches wide and greater than 300 
inches long,  
(ix) 2.5 inches thick, greater tha n or equal to 151 inches wide and of any length,  
(x) 2.75 inches thick, greater than or equal to 97 inches wide and greater than 340 
inches long,  
(xi) 2.75 inches thick, greater than or equal to 121 inches wide and of any length,  
(xii) 3 inches thick, grea ter than or equal to 97 inches wide and greater than 250 
inches long,  
(xiii) 3 inches thick, greater than or equal to 121 inches wide and of any length,  
(xiv) 3.25 inches thick, greater than or equal to 97 inches wide and of any length, or  
(xv) greater tha n or equal to 3.5 inches thick of any width and length;  
d) hot -rolled carbon steel plate in grade ASME SA516 Grade 70 or ASTM A516 Grade 70, 
normalized in thicknesses greater than or equal to 3.25 inches and widths greater than 
or equal to 97 inches;  
e) ho t-rolled carbon steel plate in grade ASME SA516 Grade 70 or ASTM A516 Grade 70, 
normalized (heat treated) with a thickness greater than 3.28 inches;  
f)  hot-rolled carbon steel plate manufactured to the following specifications and grades, 
namely,  
(i) ASME  SA285/SA285M or ASTM A285/A285M,  
(ii) ASME SA299/SA299M or ASTM A299/A299M,  
(iii) ASME SA515/SA515M or ASTM A515/A515M,  
(iv) ASME SA516/SA516M or ASTM A516/A516M (including, but not limited to, 
SA/A516 Grade 70),  
(v) ASME SA537/SA537M or ASTM A537/A537M, or  
(vi) ASME SA841/SA841M or ASTM A841/A841M,  
 
which is normalized (heat treated) and/or vacuum degassed (including while 
molten) with a sulphur content less than 0.005 % and a phosphorus content less 
than or equal to 0.017 %, imported exclusiv ely for use in the manufacture of 
pressure vessels for the oil and gas sector for use in sour service and hydrogen -
induced cracking applications;  
g) high -strength low -alloy structural steel plate in grade ASTM A1066/A1066M, produced 
by thermo -mechanical co ntrolled process;  
h) hot -rolled carbon steel plate for use in the manufacture of oil and gas line pipe (also 
known as skelp); and  
i)  hot-rolled carbon steel plate in grades API 5L X70 PSL2 or CSA Grade 483 Category II 
for use in the manufacture of oil and gas line pipe.  
 
Stainless Steel Wire  
Cold drawn and cold drawn and annealed, stainless steel round wire, up to 0.256 inches (6.50 
mm) in maximum solid cross -sectional dimension; and cold drawn and cold drawn and 
annealed, stainless steel cold-rolled profile wire, up to 0.031 square inches (0.787 sq. mm) 
in maximum solid cross -sectional area.  
 
439 copper -coated TiCu stainless steel wire in diameters of 0.030 inch to 0.187 inch is 
excluded.  
 
3.  The monitoring system applies to carbon and sp ecialty steel imports from all countries. The final 
safeguards apply to steel goods imported from all countries other than those originating in:  
 
- Canada;  
- Chile;  
- Colombia;  
- Israel or another CIFTA beneficiary;  
- Republic of Korea;  G/LIC/N/3/CAN/19  
 
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  - Mexico;  
- Panama;  
- Peru;  
- the United States; and  
- a World Trade Organization Member country benefiting from the General Preferential Tariff 
(GPT) as long as its share of importation of the goods of the class in question does not exceed 
3% of the total importation of goods of that class, provided that the importation of goods of 
that class from all such countries with less than 3% import share does not collectively account 
for more than 9% of the total importation of the goods of that class.  
 
Countries b enefiting from the GPT are as follows:  
 
Afghanistan; Anguilla; Angola; Armenia; Ascension Island; Bangladesh; Belize; Benin; 
Bhutan;  Bolivia; British Indian Ocean Territory; Burkina Faso;  Cambodia;  Cameroon; Cape Verde; 
Central African Republic;  Chad;  Christmas Island; Cocos (Keeling) Islands; C omoros; Congo; Cook 
Islands; Côte d’Ivoire; Democratic Republic of the Congo;  Djibouti;  Egypt; El Salvador; 
Eritrea;  Ethiopia;  Falkland Islands; Fiji; Gambia;  Georgia; Ghana; Guatemala; Guinea; 
Guinea -Bissau; Guyana; Haiti;  Honduras; Iraq; Kenya; Kiribati;  Kyrgyzstan; Laos; Lesotho; Liberia; 
Madagascar; Malawi;  Mali; Marshall Islands; Mauritania; Micronesia; Moldova; Mongolia; 
Montserrat; Morocco; Mozambique; Nauru; Nepal;  Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; Niue; Norfolk Island; 
North Africa, Spanish; Pakistan; Pap ua New Guinea; Paraguay; Philippines; Pitcairn; Rwanda; Saint 
Helena and Dependencies; Samoa;  Sao Tome and Principe; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Solomon 
Islands; Somalia; Southern and Antarctic Territories, French; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Swaziland; Syria; 
Tajikistan ; Tanzania; Timor -Leste; Togo; Tokelau Islands; Tonga; Tristan Da Cunha; Turkmenistan; 
Tuvalu; Uganda; Ukraine; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Vietnam; Virgin Islands, British; Yemen; Zambia; 
Zimbabwe.  
 
4.  The licensing is not intended to restrict the quantity or v alue of imports: it is intended to monitor 
the volume and the origin of carbon and specialty steel products.  
 
The final safeguards are intended to prevent diversion of foreign steel products into Canada by 
means of restrictions on quantity, while ensuring consistency with WTO rules.  
 
5.  The action of placing carbon and specialty steel products on the Import Control List  was taken 
under the authority of section 5.1 and section 6 of the Export and Import Permits Act . 
 
The final safeguards in the form of TRQ s are effected by means of amendments to the Order 
Imposing a Surtax on the Importation of Certain Steel Goods . The Surtax Order establishes final 
safeguards in the form of TRQs for steel goods matching the product descriptions specified in the 
column 2 of  the Schedule to the Surtax Order above which a surtax will apply.  
 
Whether a product meets the description found in the Surtax Order (i.e., applicable to goods subject 
to final safeguards) is determined by the importer and may be subject to confirmation b y the Canada 
Border Services Agency.  
 
The Governor in Council may repeal or amend the Import Control List . 
 
Procedures  
6.   
 
I.  All relevant information regarding safeguarded products is published on the website of Global 
Affairs Canada, specifically by means of Notice to Importers No. 945: Item 82 – Steel Goods.  
 
II.  The quotas for final safeguards are administered in the following phases:  
• May 13, 2019 to June 2, 2019: The TRQs were administered on a first -come, first -served 
basis. Impor ters were invited to submit applications for allocations during this period.  
• June 3, 2019 to January 31, 2020: The TRQ are administered on an allocated basis, based 
on the methodology set out in the Notice to Importers No. 945: Item 82 – Steel Goods; 
the q uantity of goods that may be imported under each TRQ is as follows: for stainless 
steel wire, 1,866,667 kg; for heavy plate, 66,666,667 kg; this quantity is equal to the 
prorated TRQ for the first period as set out in the Schedule to the Surtax Order.  G/LIC/N/3/CAN/19  
 
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  • February 1, 2020 to October 24, 2021: The Government’s approach to TRQ administration 
will be informed by public consultations.  
 
III.  Any resident of Canada may apply or use an import permit. Permits are verified against use 
by means of data provided by the C anada Border Services Agency. Unused quota is added to 
succeeding periods. Names of importers who use or are issued permits are not provided to 
third parties.  
 
IV.  Applications for quota allocations were accepted by Global Affairs Canada between 
May 10, 2019 and May 24, 2019 to be used for the period between June 3, 2019 and 
January  31, 2020. The Government’s approach for TRQ administration for the period from 
February 1, 2020 to October 24, 2021 will be informed by public consultations.  
 
V.  Applicat ions may be automatically accepted by the electronic system and thereby be accepted 
instantaneously. Conversely, applications may remain in queue indefinitely if quota has been 
fully utilized for a period.  
 
VI.  Applications may be submitted, and if all is  correct, be accepted five days prior to a shipment’s 
arrival.  
 
VII.  Consideration of licence applications are effected by Global Affairs Canada.  
 
VIII.   The quota volumes for final safeguards between June 3, 2019 to January 31, 2020  is divided 
into two p ools: an allocation pool, available for eligible applicants based on their import history 
during the reference period, and a residual pool, available on a first -come, first served basis 
to those who do not hold allocations. The allocation pool constitutes of importers that 
accounted for at least 0.5% of import share during the 12 -month reference period from July  1, 
2017 to June 30, 2018.  
 
IX.  N/A 
 
X.  N/A 
 
XI.  No. 
 
7. N/A 
 
8.  For general permits, none. For the final safeguards: if there is insufficient quota remaining during 
the given quota period. Reasons for the refusal are given to the applicant. There is no right of appeal.  
 
Eligibility of importers to apply for licence  
9.  Any resident of Canada may use the General Import Permits or app ly for individual permits for 
goods subject to safeguards . 
 
Documentational and other requirements for application for licence  
10. For final safeguards: Information including name of supplier and applicant; country of origin and 
export; entry and exit port ; commodity details (including price, quantity and value); and shipment 
date and entry date.  
 
11. Customs entry forms.  
 
12. The fees for individual import permits are as follows:  
 
If the individual permit is delivered by a person who is not employed in the public service of Canada 
but who is authorized to deliver the permit, for goods valued at less than $1000, $10; $1000 or 
more but less than $5000, $14; $5000 or more but less than $10,000, $18; $10,000 or more but 
less than $20,000, $22; $2 0,000 and over, $26.  
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  If the individual permit is delivered by the Export and Import Controls Bureau of Global Affairs 
Canada, for goods valued at less than $1000, $15; $1000 or more but less than $5000, $19; $5000 
or more but less than $10,000, $23; $10,0 00 or more but less than $20,000, $27; $20,000 and 
over, $31.  
 
13.  No. 
 
Conditions of licensing  
14.-17. For General Import Permits,  the appropriate General Import Permit number must be stated 
on the customs entry document . For individual permits issued with respect to the steel safeguards: 
the period of validity is 30 days; there is no penalty for non -utilization; licenses are non -
transferrable.  
 
Other procedural requirements  
18-19. No.  
 
7.2.10   Aluminum  
Outline of system  
1. Aluminum products are found in item 83 of the Import Control List , established under the  Export 
and Import Permits Act .  Products under item 83 are subject to a general im port permit with 
reporting and record keeping requirements (i.e., General Import Permit 83) . 
 
Purposes and coverage of licensing  
2. Aluminum products were placed on the Import Control Lis t under the authority of 
subsection  5(1)(e) and section 6 of the Export and Import Permits Act  (effective September 1, 2019) 
for the purpose of implementing an intergovernmental arrangement or commitment, that is the Joint 
Statement by Canada and the United State on section 232 Duties on Steel and Aluminum. Aluminum 
product s are defined as: alloyed and not alloyed unwrought aluminum products, and wrought 
aluminum products limited to bars, rods, profiles, wires, plates, sheets, strips, foils, tubes and pipes, 
tube and pipe fittings and other articles of castings and forgings.   
 
3.  The monitoring system applies to certain aluminum imports from all countries.  
 
4.  The general import permit for aluminum is intended to monitor the volume and the origin of 
certain aluminum products.  
 
5.  The action of placing aluminum products on  the Import Control List  was taken under the authority 
of subsection 5(1)(e) and section 6 of the Export and Import Permits Act . 
 
Whether a product meets the description found in the general import permit is determined by the 
importer and may be subject to confirmation by the Canada Border Services Agency.  
 
The Governor in Council may repeal or amend the Import Control List . 
 
Procedures  
6. The aluminum import monitoring program does not limit the quantity of aluminum products that 
may be imported into Canada.   
 
7. This permit does not require an application. All relevant information is published on the website 
of Global Affairs Canada, specifically by means of Notice to Importers No. 969: Item 83 – Aluminum 
Products.  
 
8.  There is no appli cation for this permit.  
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  Eligibility of importers to apply for licence  
9.  Any resident of Canada may use the General Import Permit.  
 
Documentational and other requirements for application for licence  
10. There is no application for this permit.  
 
11. Customs entry forms.  
 
12. No.  
 
13. No.  
 
Conditions of licensing  
14.-17. The General Import Permit number must be stated on the customs entry document.   
 
Other procedural requirements  
18-19. No.  
 
8  PLANT PROTECTION ACT  
Note: The Centre of Administration of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency delivers and coordinates 
the full range of operational administrative services required for import related permissions under 
this section ( http://inspection.gc.ca/about -the-cfia/permits -licences -and-
approvals/eng/1395348112901/1395348237219 ).  All permit applications are sent to the Centre of 
Administration, Regulatory Permissions and Reg istration Division, National Service Centres 
Directorate of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.  
 
Outline of system  
1.  A permit to import outlines phytosanitary conditions which must be met prior to export from the 
country of origin, during export and upo n arrival in Canada. These conditions are required to prevent 
the introduction or spread within Canada of plant pests.  
 
Purpose and coverage of licensing  
2.  In accordance with Section 31 of the Plant Protection Regulations  and pursuant to the Plant 
Prote ction Act , a prospective importer must apply in writing for an import permit.  According to 
section 32 and section 43 of the Plant Protection Regulations , the Minister of Agriculture and 
Agri-Food, on the basis of a pest risk assessment, may issue a permit for the importation of a thing 
that is either a plant pest, constitutes or could constitute a biological obstacle to the control of a 
plant pest or is/could be infested with either a plant pest or a biological obstacle to the control of a 
plant pest  if, the Minister determines that every precaution necessary can and will be taken to 
prevent the introduction into Canada or the establishment and spread within Canada of a plant pest 
or biological obstacle to the control of a plant pest.  
 
3.  The system applies to plant pests (e.g., pathogens, insects, weeds, molluscs), plants and plant 
products and any other article whose importation into Canada is regulated under the Plant Protection 
Act and Regulations from all countries.  
 
4.  The permit system is not intended to restrict the quantity or value of imports.  The purpose of 
the import permit system is to ensure that plant pests, plants and plant products and other articles 
regulated under the Plant Protection Act  and Regulations imported in Canada conform to Canada's 
plant protection phytosanitary import requirements. The permit system protects against the 
introduction into and spread in Canada of pests injurious to plants.  
 
5.  The permit system is legislated and regulated under the Plant Protection Act  and the Plant 
Protection Regulations . The permit system is statutorily required. The determination that a product G/LIC/N/3/CAN/19  
 
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  needs a permit is based on the assessment of the phytosanitary pest risk it poses. Lastly, it is not 
possible for the government to abolish the system without a regulatory amendment.  
 
Procedures  
6.  There are no quantitative or value limits on the importation of products from other countries.  
 
7.(a) An importer must obtain a valid import permit prior to importation. Once application for a 
permit i s made with all required information and a review of the application has been 
completed, the CFIA will endeavour to issue a Permit to Import between five to ten business 
days (subject to change).  
 
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency will not issue an impor t permit for regulated 
commodities that have already arrived in Canada.  This is because an import permit is not 
retroactive.  
 
(b)  No.  An application cannot be granted immediately upon request as it must be subject to a 
pest risk review.  
 
(c)  No, there are no limitations as to the period of the year in which an application for a permit 
to import can be submitted.  
 
(d)  Yes.  All applications for a permit to import are sent to and approved by one administrative 
body. All applications are sent to the  Centre of Administration, Regulatory Permissions and 
Registration Division, National Service Centres Directorate of the Canadian Food Inspection 
Agency. However, some commodities may be regulated by other governments departments 
and may be subject to othe r requirements.  
 
8.  The plant protection import permit may be refused on the grounds that the plants, plant products 
or other matter intended for importation will result or is likely to result in the introduction into 
Canada of a plant pest.  A permit can  also be refused or revoked if a person has contravened the 
Act and/or Regulations.  The importer is advised of the refusal or revocation.  The Plant Protection 
Act or Plant Protection Regulations  do not prescribe an appeal procedure in cases where a permi t is 
refused or revoked.  
 
Eligibility of importers to apply for licence  
9. An applicant for a Permit to Import must be one of the following: 1) a Canadian citizen or 
permanent resident; 2) a person authorized under the laws of Canada to reside in Canada fo r a 
period of six months or more and who will have possession, care or control of the thing to be 
imported; or 3) in the case of a corporation with a place of business in Canada, the applicant must 
be an agent or officer of the corporation who resides in C anada.  
 
Note:  The CFIA will not accept applications for Permits to Import submitted by brokerage firms on 
behalf of their clients. The actual Canadian importer (person/company) must submit the application.  
 
Documentational and other requirements for applic ation for a permit to import  
10.  An application for a permit shall be in writing, signed and dated by the person applying for the 
permit and contain the following information:  
 
(a)  The name, complete address and telephone number of the person;  
 
(b)  The name, complete address and telephone number of the owner of the thing to be imported, 
if different from paragraph (a);  
 
(c)  The name and complete address of the exporter;  
 
(d)  A description and the common and scientific names of the thing;  
 
(e)  The quan tity of the thing;  
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  (f)  The purpose for which the thing is to be admitted into Canada;  
 
(g)  The place of entry and the location of the place of destination of the thing in Canada;  
 
(h)  The country and place where the thing was propagated or produced, and the country and 
place from which it was shipped to Canada;  
 
(i)  The number of packages, if sent by mail or courier service; and  
 
(j)  Any other information respecting any activity under taken in respect of the thing, or the 
precautions that will be taken to prevent the spreading of any pest or biological obstacle to 
the control of a pest while the thing is transported, as the Minister may require.  
 
11. The documents (e.g., phytosanitary c ertificate, certificate of inspection, certificate of treatment, 
certificate of origin, affidavit, etc.) specified on the permit are required at the time of importation.  
 
12.  Fees for each permit application can range between CAN$15 and CAN$250, depending  on the 
reason for importation and the need for a pest risk assessment.  
 
13.  There is no deposit or advance payment that is required or associated with the issuance of a 
permit. However, full payment is required before a permit can be issued.  
 
Conditions of permit  
14. Permits to import are valid for the period of time specified on the permit. The permit to import 
is valid for multiple shipments and unlimited quantities unless otherwise specified. Permits to import 
issued to persons travelling or collecting  will be valid for no more than one year.  When a permit has 
expired, it is the responsibility of the importer to apply for a new permit.  
 
15.  There is no penalty for the non -utilization of a permit or a portion of a permit.  
 
16.  Import permits are not t ransferable between importers.  
 
17.  The issuance of an import permit is only subject to the provisions of the Plant Protection Act  
and Regulations.  
 
Other procedural requirements  
18.  Generally, there are no other administrative procedures apart from the import permit application 
procedures.  
 
19.  Not applicable.  
 
9  HEALTH OF ANIMALS ACT  
Note: The National Centre for Permissions (NCP) (formerly the Centre of Administration of the 
Canadian Food Inspection Agency) delivers and coordinates the full range of operational 
administrative services required for import related permissions under this section 
(http://inspection.gc.ca/about -the-cfia/per mits-licences -and-
approvals/eng/1395348112901/1395348237219 ). All permit applications are sent to the NCP, 
Regulatory Permissions and Registration Division, National Service Centres Directorate of the 
Canadian Food Inspection Agency.  
 
Under the Health of A nimals Act and the Health of Animals Regulations, along with the associated 
Import Reference Documents for terrestrial animal health, the importation of live terrestrial and 
aquatic animals, animal and aquatic animal products, animal by -products, aquatic a nimal carcases, 
animal pathogens, and other things (such as used equipment) may be imported under certain 
conditions. Imports are permitted from countries that have negotiated export market access with 
Canada and comply with the negotiated animal health co nditions.  
 
Importers of aquatic and terrestrial animals or their products or by -products are also required to 
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  directives, such as the Safe Food for Canadians Act and Regulations , the Feeds Regulations , and the 
Fertilizers Act  and Regulations . 
 
Animal products and by -products used in the preparation of food, cosmetics, drugs (including 
pharmaceuticals for use in animals, pharmaceuticals and biologics for human u se, and natural health 
products for use in animals or humans), and medical devices are also regulated by Health Canada 
through product -specific regulatory programs. For these products, the regulatory requirements for 
animal products and by -products are adm inistered by the CFIA under the authority of the Food and 
Drugs Act and the Food and Drug Regulations. Veterinary biologics and their components are 
regulated by the CFIA under the Health of Animals Act and the Health of Animals Regulations. 
Importers must  comply with the import requirements of all Canadian government departments or 
agencies for a particular commodity.  
 
Authority for animal pathogens is shared between the CFIA and the Public Health Agency of Canada 
(PHAC). In 2013 an Order in Council (OIC SI/2013 -41) transferred authority from the Minister of 
Agriculture to the Minister of Health for the responsibility of  pure cultures of indigenous, terrestrial 
animal pathogens (HAR 51a).  The CFIA maintains regulatory authority over non -indigenous 
terrestrial animal pathogens, aquatic animal pathogens and animal pathogens imported in an animal 
product or by -product (HAR 51a and 51b).  For the pathogens under its authority, PHAC administers 
pathogen and toxins licences to certified containment laboratories for periods of 1 to  5 years 
depending of the risk groups of the pathogens.  For pathogens under CFIA authority, answe rs are 
provided below.     
 
Outline of system  
1. For  countries other than the U.S., a permit is required for:  
• all terrestrial animals (except pet dogs and domesticated cats, certain rodents, reptiles 
excluding turtles and their eggs, amphibians and marine  mammals),  
• susceptible species of live aquatic animals, germplasm and their products  
• semen (except canine),  
• embryos,  
• veterinary biologics,  
• animal pathogens (CFIA permit or PHAC pathogen and toxin license), and  
• certain animal products and by -products d epending on the species and country of origin.  
 
For importation from the U.S., a permit is required for the following:  
• semen (except for equine and canine),  
• embryos,  
• veterinary biologics,  
• psittacine birds (other than pet birds),  
• turtles, tortoises,  
• skunks, foxes and raccoons,  
• some ruminants and swine,  
• elephants,  
• honeybees,  
• dogs under 8 months of age (commercial shipments and for research)  
• certain rodents,  
• certain animal products and  by-products dependent on species,  
• susceptible species of live aquatic animals, germplasm and their products, and  
• animal pathogens (CFIA permit or PHAC pathogen and toxin license).  
 
In response to changes in health status, import requirements can change at any time.  
 
For animal products and by -products the conditions for import vary by the risk posed by the 
commodity, the processing, end use and origin. The importer may be required to obtain an import 
permit, and zoosanitary certification endorsed by the exporting country. To verify import conditions 
for terrestrial animal products and by products, please check the Automated Import Refere nce 
System  (AIRS) as well as published import policies at 
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/animals/terrestri al-animals/imports/policies/animal -products -and-by-
products/eng/1320833457085/1320851008731 .  
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  For importation of aquatic animals (finfish, molluscs and crustaceans) and their products listed in 
the Health of Animals Regulations as susceptible to the disea ses of concern, a permit and a 
zoosanitary certificate is required. For importation of aquatic animals (finfish, molluscs and 
crustaceans) and their products from shared waters within the U.S. which have been established as 
having the same health status fo r specific diseases of concern and are intended for specific end uses 
such as those for human consumption (Food Service, Retail Use and Further Processing), only an 
import permit may be required. Import permits are not required for aquatic animals not cons idered 
susceptible to diseases of concern and for products that are considered safe in accordance with 
international standards of the OIE or as a result of a risk assessment.  
 
For the most up to date information and additional details on CFIA import requir ements, please refer 
to the Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) at:  
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/imp/airse.shtml  
 
Purpose and coverage of licensing  
2. The following products are covered:  
 
• Terrestrial live animals and germplasm  
• Susceptible species of live aquatic animals (finfish, molluscs and crustaceans) and their 
germplasm and products  
• Terrestrial animal products and by -products  
• Animal pathogens  
• Veterinary biologics  
 
3. For terrestrial animals (both live animals and products/by -products) : Imports are permitted only 
from countries which are recognized by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency as free of serious 
animal diseases which may affect the species of ani mal imported. However, certain animal products 
may be imported from countries that are not free of these diseases under an import permit if they 
have been treated or processed to eliminate the disease.    Imports may also be restricted on behalf 
of other go vernment agencies when there is concern about a disease which may be transmitted to 
people.    
 
For aquatic animals: Imports are permitted only from countries with which a zoosanitary certificate 
has been negotiated based on an evaluation of their aquatic a nimal health regulatory system. 
Imports of aquatic animals and their products may be permitted without a zoosanitary certificate 
only from shared waters with the US that have been established as having the same health status 
for diseases of concern and are  intended for certain end uses.  
 
For animal pathogens:  Imports may be permitted into containment laboratories certified and 
approved by the Government of Canada to appropriately handle the risks associated with the 
pathogen and/or the animal product or by -product associated with the animal pathogen.  Animal 
pathogens in an animal product or by -product are subject to the same restrictions as indicated above 
- imports may be restricted from countries not recognized by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency 
as free of serious animal diseases.  Under certain circumstances imports may be permitted if treated 
or processed to eliminate the disease.  
 
If there is interest in importing a new commodity for which established import conditions do not 
exist, or from a count ry which has not been previously assessed by Canada, an Animal Health Risk 
Assessment (AHRA) may be conducted which is a science -based risk evaluation.  If supported by 
the outcome of the AHRA, the commodity may be imported.    
 
4. The permit system is int ended to ensure that all items identified in No.1 are imported in conformity 
with Canada's sanitary health regulations to protect against the introduction of diseases into or 
spread within Canada. Decisions are made following a risk analysis and risk asses sment process.  
 
The value of imports is not restricted by import permits.  For single entry permits a finite quantity 
may be stipulated in the permit and this quantity may not be exceeded.  For multi entry permits this 
is no restriction on the quantity tha t may be imported.  
 
5. The Health of Animals Act and Regulations  thereunder. Goods, products and animals requiring 
permits are specified (see No.1). There is no authority to waive regulations.  G/LIC/N/3/CAN/19  
 
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  Procedures  
6. Not applicable.   
 
7. 
 
(a) In the case of live animals, animal semen, animal by -products, animal pathogens, aquatic 
animals and their products an import permit must be issued prior to the commodity arriving 
in Canadian territory.  The permit describes the conditions of importation pertaining to health 
certification, post -import conditions, treatments, etc. that must be satisfied. On arrival at the 
port of entry in Canada:  
 
(i) animals and their products may be subject to veterinary inspection, as applicable, and 
the accompanying permit and health certification (if required) are inspected to assure 
that import requirements are met;  
(ii) product inspection may occur at designated  receiving centres inland;  
(iii)  some aquatic and terrestrial animals require post -import quarantine;  
(iv)  some aquatic and terrestrial animals require post -import testing (in quarantine); and  
(v)  ornamental aquatic animals may be required to be importe d to designated premises.  
 
In the case of veterinary biologics, production outlines and data to support purity, safety, 
potency and efficacy for each product must be submitted and approved prior to the issuance 
of the permit. They are examined and reviewed  to assure the product is safe, free from 
contaminants and that the label meets all requirements.  
 
In the case of animal pathogens, the importing laboratory must demonstrate compliance to 
the applicable Canadian biosafety standard prior to the issuance of the permit.  
 
(b)   In most cases where permit conditions exist, a permit can be issued within ten working days.  
 
(c)   No. 
 
(d)   The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issues import permits under the Health of 
Animals Act, however other regulatory bod ies may also have applicable import requirements 
for the commodity.  Examples include:  
  
• The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora 
(CITES) -listed species which require an additional permit from Environment Canada  
• Other federal domestic requirements for introduction of aquatic animals into natural 
waters under Fisheries and Oceans Canada  
• requirements for products with medicinal claims under the Veterinary Drugs Directorate 
of Health Canada  
 
8.  The CFIA can refuse to issue import permits on some occasions. Examples of these are:  
 
(a)   When the disease status of a country does not meet minimum criteria, a permit will not be 
issued.  
 
(b)   When a country does not have a satisfactory disease diagnosis capability or disease control 
organization, a permit may not be issued.  
 
(c)  Dependent on the departmental mandate for a particular commodity or risk factor/hazard, 
CFIA consults with either Health Canada, or Public Health Agency of Canada, with regard to  
zoonoses or communicable diseases common to humans and animals or in the case of aquatic 
animals, Fisheries and Oceans Canada with respect to introduction into natural waters.  
 
(d)  Commercial importers of veterinary biologics must be approved by the fore ign company 
manufacturing the products and also must have acceptable facilities and procedures to meet 
the CFIA's import conditions, such as maintaining the cold chain and reporting adverse events.  
 
If an applicant wishes to have a decision to decline an i mport permit reviewed or appealed, they 
may do so according to the protocol  on the CFIA website.   G/LIC/N/3/CAN/19  
 
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  Eligibility of importers to app ly for permit to import  
9. Any resident of Canada or company registered in Canada who has the necessary qualifications 
and facilities to satisfy the import permit conditions may apply for an import permit.  There are 
applicable fees for import permits.  Th ere is no published list of authorized importers.  
 
Documentational and other requirements for application for a permit to import  
10. Application must be made electronically or in writing using the appropriate application form, and 
must specify the species, quantities, date of arrival, country of origin and purposes of import. For 
aquatic animals, Part XVI of the  Health of Animals Regulations  requires specific species listed in 
Schedule III to have an import permit. All aquatic animals must meet the requirements of Section 
194 which includes name and address of the importer and exporter, taxonomic name, 
quantity/number and the location where the animal was born. For rendered products and pet food, 
inspection questionnaires for the exporting premises m ust be completed by the competent authority 
of the exporting country and included with the application.   
 
11. In addition to the permit to import animals, animal by -products, animal pathogens, aquatic 
animals and their products and the normal customs docu mentation, a zoosanitary certificate of 
health issued by the Competent Authority or Veterinary Services of the country of origin must 
accompany the shipment if required. Some exceptions exist for aquatic animals and their products. 
A customs document is al so needed. For terrestrial animals, some form of animal identification is 
generally required. Please consult the Automated Import Reference System for additional 
information on import requirements.  
 
12. Yes. See CFIA Fees notice at:  http://www.inspection.gc.ca/about -the-cfia/acts -and-
regulations/fees -notice/eng/1307222845373/1307222984162 . 
 
13. Yes, payments are requested at the time o f submitting the application.  
 
Conditions of permit  
14. Will often vary depending on the commodity and the purpose of the importation. It varies from 
single entry shipment to multiple shipments over a one -year period. A single -entry permit is 
generally va lid for 3 months.  
 
15. No.  
 
16. No.  
 
17. See No. 6.  
 
The conditions within an import permit are tailored to the specific commodity and are intended to 
prevent the introduction of animal diseases into Canada.  Examples may include, the disease status 
of the country or origin, testing, quarantine, treatments e tc.   
 
Other procedural requirements  
18. Pre -import quarantine and testing may be required.  
 
19. Not applicable.  
 
10  SAFE FOOD FOR CANADI ANS ACT  
Outline of system  
1.  The importation into Canada of food for human consumption is subject to licensing under the 
Safe Food for Canadians Act and Regulations , which are administered by the Canadian Food 
Inspection Agency. Under the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations , Canadian food businesses that 
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  • import food  
• manufacture, process, treat, preserve, grade, package, or label food to be exported or sent 
across provincial or territorial borders  
• expor t food that requires an export certificate  – even if not preparing the food  
• slaughter food animals from which meat products are derived for export or to be sent across 
provincial or territorial borders  
• store and handle a meat product in its imported condit ion for inspection by the Canadian 
Food Inspection Agency.  
Import licensing under the Safe Food for Canadians Act and Regulations  does not apply to:  
• food additives  
• alcoholic beverages (beverage that contains more than 0.5% absolute ethyl alcohol by 
volume ) 
• unprocessed food listed in Schedule 1 of the SFCR if it:  
o will be manufactured, processed or treated for use as grain, oil, pulse, sugar or 
beverage;  
o has a label applied or attached to it, or accompanying it, that bears the expression 
"For Further Preparation Only" or "pour conditionnement ultérieur seulement", and  
o is not a consumer prepackaged food.  
 
Purposes and coverage of licensing  
2.   Under the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations , the import licensing will apply to all imported 
food other than food additives, beverages that contain more than 0.5% absolute ethyl alcohol by 
volume and foods used as a grain, oil, pulse, sugar or beverage (listed in Sc hedule 1 of the 
regulations) that meet specific conditions specified in section 11 of the regulations. To learn more 
about the requirements please visit 
http://inspec tion.gc.ca/food/sfcr/imports/eng/1526656151226/1526656151476  . 
 
3. The licensing system applies to food from all countries. See the Safe Food for Canadians 
Regulations  for exceptions. Other non -quantitative restrictions exist for the import of certain species. 
For example, the importation of live freshwater mitten crab (genus Eriocheir ) or puffer fish (family 
Tetraodontidae ) is not permitted under the Safe Food for Cana dians Regulations .  
 
4.  The licensing is not intended to restrict the quantity or value of imports. Licensing will help the 
CFIA to:  
• better identify food safety risks in order to target inspections  
• communicate important food safety information directly to  food businesses  
• take enforcement actions, ranging from requiring corrective measures to suspending or 
cancelling a licence, when regulatory requirements are not met.  
Importers must ensure they and the food they import meet all the applicable regulatory 
requirements.   
 
5.  The licensing of importers is legislated and regulated under the Safe Food for Canadians Act and 
Regulations .  Licensing is statutorily required (see Safe Food for Canadians Regulations ). There is 
no administrative discretion with respect  to the products subject to licensing. Legislative approval 
would be required in order to abolish elements of the import system described in the Safe Food for 
Canadians Regulations .  
 
Any person or organization who wishes to import food into Canada for sal e or distribution for human 
consumption, must first obtain an import licence from the CFIA via the MyCFIA application.  
 
To be issued a licence, importers must have a place of business in Canada or in a country that has 
been recognized by the CFIA in accord ance with section 12 of the Safe Food for Canadians 
Regulations.  
 
 The provisions of the SFCA and SFCR do not apply to food in the following cases:  
• food for personal use, when the food is not intended for commercial use, and  G/LIC/N/3/CAN/19  
 
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  o the quantity of food is equal to or under the maximum quantity limits, found in the 
document “Maximum Quantity Limits for Personal Use” 
(http://inspection.gc.ca/about -the-cfia/acts -and-regulations/list -of-acts-and-
regulations/documents -incorpo rated-by-reference/personal -use-
exemption/eng/1520439688578/1520439689098 ); and  
o the food is imported , exported , sent or conveyed from one province to another  by 
an individual other than in the course of business; or  
o the food is imported or exported as part of the personal effects of an immigrant or 
emigrant  
• food that is carried on any conveyance  that is intended for the crew or passengers  
• food that is intended  and used for analysis, evaluation, research, or a trade show provided 
that the food is part of a shipment that weighs 100 kg or less or, in the case of eggs, is 
part of a shipment of five or fewer cases  
• food that is not intended or sold for human consumpt ion 
• food that is imported from the United States onto the Akwesasne Reserve by a permanent 
resident of the Reserve for their use  
• food that is imported in bond (in transit) for use by crew or passengers of a cruise ship or 
military ship in Canada  
• food that is traded between federal penitentiaries  
• transporting a food commodity , if that is the sole activity of a person.  
Procedures  
6.  There are no restrictions under the SFCR regarding the quantity or value of food imports.  
 
7.   
 
(a)  A person must apply for a  Safe Food for Canadians (SFC) licence to import in advance of 
declaring their shipment to the Canada Border Services Agency and the CFIA. The CFIA may 
issue a licence immediately on application or the CFIA may conduct an assessment prior to 
issuing the li cence to verify that the conditions specified in section 29 of the regulations are 
met. Goods arriving at a port of entry without an SFC licence will not be permitted entry into 
Canada.  
 
(b)  See response to part (a).  
 
(c)  There are no limitations regard ing the time of year during which an application can be made.  
 
(d)  The application for a Safe Food for Canadians Licence is submitted solely through the My CFIA 
portal. The Centre of Administration of the CFIA delivers and coordinates the full range of 
operational administrative services required for import related permis sions; it is a "single -
window" process.  
 
8.  Under the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations  (SFCR), there are certain conditions that must 
be met in order for a Safe Food for Canadians (SFC) licence to be issued. The  list of conditions for 
issuance, renewa l or amendment of an import licence is found in section 29. As part of these 
conditions, the CFIA cannot issue a licence to a person who is in default of payment of any fee 
related to the Safe Food for Canadians Act  that is fixed under the Canadian Food In spection Agency 
Act. Additionally, a licence cannot be issued where the CFIA is of the opinion that the issuance of a 
licence would present a risk of injury to human health.  
 
The CFIA may also decide not to issue a SFC licence if, in the 5 years prior to the date of the licence 
application, the applicant (or any of their directors or operators) has had a licence suspended or 
cancelled or has been convicted of an offense under the Safe Food for Canadians Act  or the Food 
and Drugs Act .  
 
The reasons for not issuing a licence are available from CFIA’s Centre of Administration.  
 
In the event of a refusal, applicants can appeal the decision by submitting a complaint or appeal 
through CFIA’s complaints and appeals process. More information, including the appeals  process, is 
available on CFIA’s Complaints and Appeals  webpage.  
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  Eligibility of importers to apply for licence  
9.  Any person or company is eligible to apply for a Safe Food for Canadians Licence. To be issued a 
licence, importers must have a place of business in Canada or in a country that has been recognized 
by the CFIA in accordance with section 12 of the Safe Food for Canadia ns Regulations.   
 
Documentation and other requirements for application for licence  
10. To apply for an import licence, the applicant must first create an account and business profile 
on the My CFIA portal. All information needed is listed on the Before you sign up for My CFIA  
webpage. Information required includes: business number, legal business name, proof of authority 
form, office address, mailing address and CFIA billing account number where they have one.  
 
After signing u p for the My CFIA account, the applicant can consult the Webpage “What to consider 
before applying for a Safe Food for Canadians Licence”: http://inspection.gc.ca/food/sfcr/general -
food-requirements -and-guidance/licensing/obtain -a-
licence/eng/1543359915240/1543360663242#step3 . Applicants will find all the information and the 
fees that they have to sub mit in order to get a licence.  
 
11. The import licence holder must provide information on each import shipment, including their 
Safe Food for Canadians licence number through the Single Window Integrated Import Declaration 
(SW IID). The information that m ust be provided is listed in section 13 of the Safe Food for Canadians 
Regulations. The information must be provided at the time of or prior to import.   
 
12.  The fee for a Safe Food for Canadians Licence is CDN$250. Depending on the food commodity 
additi onal fees related to import may apply. See the CFIA’s Fees Notice  for m ore information.  
 
13.  The licensing fee of CDN$250 must be paid in order for a Safe Food for Canadians licence to be 
issued. There is no other deposit or advance payment required for the issuance of a licence.  
 
Conditions of licensing  
14.  A Safe Food fo r Canadians Licence is valid for 2 years from the date of issuance.  The period of 
validity of a licence can only be extended by renewing the licence prior to expiry. Licences are 
renewed through the My CFIA portal. Licence holders must update their licenc e information and pay 
the CDN$250 fee to renew their licence.  
 
15.  There is no penalty for the non -utilization of a Safe Food for Canadians licence.  
 
16.  Licences are not transferable between persons or businesses.  
 
17.  Other conditions attached to the issue of a licence:  
 
(a)   Not applicable.  
 
(b)   All conditions attached to the issuance of a Safe Food for Canadians licence are specified under 
section 29 of the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations . Licence applica nts must meet all 
applicable requirements of the SFCR, including, in most cases, putting in place preventive food 
safety controls and documenting these controls in a written Preventive Control Plan.  Import 
licence holders must also maintain procedures and  processes for handling and investigating 
complaints and recalls.  
 
Other procedural requirements  
18.  Certain products might have additional requirements related to plant protection or animal health 
under other legislation. Apart from this and the procedu res provided for in the Safe Food for 
Canadians Regulations , including requirements associated with inspections, record keeping and 
declaration of import shipments, no additional administrative procedures are required.  
 
19.  Not applicable.  
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  11  WILD ANIMAL AND PLANT PRO TECTION AND REGULATI ON OF INTERNATIONAL AND 
INTERPROVINCIAL TRAD E ACT  
Outline of system  
1. The Wild Animal and Plant Trade Regulations (WAPTR) is established under the Wild Animal and 
Plant Protection and Regulation of International and  Interprovincial Trade Act (WAPPRIITA). It serves 
for the implementation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild 
Fauna and Flora (CITES), to which Canada is a Party. WAPTR contains three Schedules; two of these 
Schedules (Sch edule I and II) list species that are subject to licensing requirements. Schedule I lists 
species that are listed in one of the three Appendices to the CITES. Schedule II of WAPTR lists 
species which may be harmful to Canadian ecosystems if ever released i nto the wild. Schedule III 
of WAPTR lists species which are recognized as endangered or threatened in Canada.  The trade 
controls under WAPTR apply to live specimens as well as parts and derivative products.  
 
Purposes and coverage of licensing  
2.  The purp ose of this coverage is:  
 
(a) to place a strict controls on trade in specimens of species classified as endangered or harmful 
to Canadian ecosystems;  
(b)  to establish a system of trade controls to monitor trade of species that are endangered or 
species that are susceptible to becoming endangered as a result of international trade; and  
 
(c)  to allow individual countries to exercise surveillance on importation in other countries 
specimens of species which are considered endangered by the exporting  country only.  
 
3.  The system applies to specimens of endangered species (listed in one of the three Appendices of 
CITES, which are mirrored in Schedule I of WAPTR), or species harmful to Canadian ecosystems 
(listed in Schedule II of WAPTR), originating i n and exported from all countries.  
 
4.  The purpose of the licensing system is to control importation of: i) specimens of species, listed 
in one of the three Appendices of CITES, under internationally agreed circumstances and; ii) species 
listed in Schedul e II of WAPTR, in the case where there are sufficient safeguards and security to 
prevent harm to Canadian ecosystems.  
 
5. Licensing is effected by the WAPTR made under the WAPPRIITA. Individual products are not 
designated in the Act. Species are placed in Schedule I of the WAPTR, established by the Governor -
in-Council to implement an intergovernmental arrangement or commitment (see No. 1 above). In 
addition, species which may be harmful to Canadian ecosystems if ever released into the wild, are 
listed in S chedule II of WAPTR and are also subject to licensing requirements.  
 
Procedures  
6. Not applicable.  
 
7. Information on how to comply with the requirements of these controls is published in the Canada 
Gazette, on the Canada.ca website, in press releases and in Notices to Importers distributed to 
associations and traders and, in addition, available upon request from the Department of the 
Environment.  
 
(a)  When importing a specimen of a species listed in either Appendix II or Appendix III of CITES,  
no Canadia n import permit is required; the permit or certificate issued by the exporting 
country is sufficient to allow import into Canada.  However, when importing a specimen of a 
species listed in Appendix I of CITES as indicated in Schedule I of the WAPTR, an app lication 
for a Canadian import permit should be made at least 35 days prior to the expected date of 
arrival. Individual import permits for species listed in Schedule II of WAPTR can be applied for 
at least 70 days prior to the expected date of arrival. Per mits are not issued retrospectively.  
 
(b) An individual import permit for species listed in Appendix I of CITES, as indicated in Schedule 
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  issuing a permit are met. Im port permits can be obtained within a shorter time limit in special 
circumstances, for instance where live animals are involved. An individual import permit for 
species listed in Schedule II of WAPTR is normally granted within 70 days from receipt 
provided  the criteria for issuing a permit are met. Import permits for species listed in Schedule 
II of WAPTR can likewise be obtained within a shorter time limit in special circumstances, for 
instance where live animals are involved.  
 
(c) Not applicable.  
 
(d) Permit applications are processed by the CITES Authorities of the Department of Environment 
and Climate Change.  
 
8.  If the criteria have not been met, the applicant will be informed.  In such event, the applicant 
may request reconsideration by providing new information.  
 
9.  Citizenship and residency are not criteria.  
 
Documentational and other requirements for application for licence  
10.  The importer is required to provide all the information requested by the Act and regulations 
depending on the type of animal or plant specimen intended for import. There are many application 
forms specific to the type of animal or plant specimen and trade activity.  
 
CITES documents issued by the appropriate CITES authorities in the country of origin or in any 
subsequent r e-exporting country, must accompany applications for CITES import permits.   
 
11.  Same documents as in the response to Question 10.  Specimens of CITES listed species arriving 
in Canada without a duly authentic CITES export permit will not be cleared by C anada Customs and 
are subject to seizure.  Specimens of species listed in Schedule II of WAPTR must be accompanied 
by a Canadian permit issued under subsection 10(1) of WAPPRIITA. Specimens of species listed on 
Appendix I of CITES (as mirrored in Schedule I  of the WAPTR) must be accompanied by a Canadian 
CITES import permit.  Customs entry forms are also required.    
 
12.  No fees.  
 
13.  Not applicable.  
 
Conditions of licensing  
14. Import permits required under WAPTR are valid for one year from the date of is sue.  In cases of 
permit expiration before use, the applicant can apply for a replacement permit upon return of the 
expired permit.  
 
15. No.  
 
16. No.  
 
17. No.  
 
Other procedural requirements  
18. Applicants for import permits have to meet any provincial/territorial/federal administrative 
procedures with regards to the specimen such as provisions for possession or transport within 
Canada.  
 
19.  Not applicable.  
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  12  EXPORT AND IMPORT OF  ROUGH DIAMONDS ACT  
Outline of system  
1.  The Export and Import of Rough Diamonds Act  (S.C., 2002, c.25) received Royal Assent on 
12 December 2002 and came into force on 1st January 2003. The Act provides for controls on the 
export, import or transit across Canada of rough diamonds and for a certification scheme  for the 
export of rough diamonds in order to meet Canada's obligations under the Kimberley Process. Under 
this system, every person who exports rough diamonds must ensure that the diamonds are in a 
container that meets the requirements of the Export and I mport of Rough Diamonds Regulations  
(SOR/2003 -15) and are accompanied by a Canadian Certificate. On receiving an application for a 
Canadian Certificate from a resident of Canada for the export of rough diamonds, the Minister of 
Natural Resources must issue  a Canadian certificate if the application meets the requirements of the 
Regulations. Before issuing a Canadian Certificate, the Minister must be satisfied that the export is 
to a participant, the information contained in the application is accurate, and t he rough diamonds in 
respect of which the application is made originated in Canada, were extracted from mineral 
concentrates in Canada, were imported from a participant or were in Canada prior to 
1st January  2003.  
 
Every person who imports rough diamonds m ust ensure that the diamonds are in a container that 
meets the requirements of the Regulations and are accompanied by a valid Kimberley Process 
Certificate that was issued by a participant, has not been invalidated by the participant and that 
contains accu rate information. For the purpose of this Act, in -transit rough diamonds are deemed 
not to be imported or exported.  
 
Purposes and coverage of licensing  
2. The purpose of this Act is to provide for controls on the export, import or transit across Canada 
of rough diamonds in order to meet Canada's obligations under the Kimberley Process. The 
Kimberley Process is an international understanding among participants that was recognized by 
Resolution 55/56 adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 1st December 2000. 
The Kimberley Process establishes minimum requirements for an international scheme of 
certification for rough diamonds with a view to breaking the link between armed conflict and the 
trade in rough diamonds. A rough diamond is defined as a  diamond that is unsorted, unworked or 
simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, and that falls under subheading 7102.10, 7102.21 or 7102.31 in 
the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Customs Tariff, but does not include 
diamonds that are of a c lass prescribed by regulation.  
 
3. The system applies to rough diamonds originating in and coming from a participant. A participant 
is defined as a State, international organization of States or dependent territory of a State, or a 
customs territory, named  in the Schedule to the Act.  
 
4.  The licensing is intended to impose controls on rough diamonds to regulate their import, export 
and transit across Canada in order to meet Canada's obligations under the Kimberley Process. The 
Kimberley Process establishes  minimum requirements for an international certification scheme for 
rough diamonds with a view of breaking the link between the illicit transaction of rough diamonds 
and armed conflict as a contribution to prevention and settlement of conflicts.  
 
5.  The licensing of exports is a requirement under section 8 of the Act, which establishes that a 
Canadian Kimberley Process Certificate is required for exporting rough diamonds from Canada. 
Section 12 provides that if the Minister of Natural Resources determines that information provided 
by an applicant in order to obtain a Canadian Certificate, or information appearing on the certificate, 
is inaccurate or has changed, the Minister may invalidate the certificate.  
 
Section 14 of the Act requires that imports of rou gh diamonds be accompanied by a Kimberley 
Process Certificate issued by a participant, that has not been invalidated, and that contains accurate 
information. Subsection 15(1) provides that if imported rough diamonds arrive in Canada 
accompanied by a Kimber ley Process Certificate that meets the requirements of section 14 of the 
Act, but are in a container that has been opened, the Minister may order the person who imported 
the rough diamonds to return them to the participant who issued the certificate.  
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  Pursuant to paragraph 35(a), the Minister of Natural Resources may make regulations to prescribe 
the classes of diamonds to be excluded from the definition of "rough diamond".  
 
Legislative approval would be required to abolish this system.  
 
Procedures  
6.  Not applicable. Quantity and value restrictions, beyond the minimum requirements for 
Certificates in Annex I of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme Document, do not apply to 
imports of rough diamonds.  
 
7.    The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme is  implemented through the national legislation of 
the respective participants. The participants' exporting authority is responsible for issuance of 
licences for export. Although participants' licensing systems conform to the Kimberley Process 
minimum requir ements, the terms vary from participant to participant in respect to application 
requirements and time frame for issuance of licences.  
 
It takes typically a business day to issue a Canadian licence for exports of rough diamonds from 
Canada. For clients wit h remote printing capability, it may take as little as a couple of hours from 
the submission of an application to issue a Canadian Certificate for exports. The Canadian licences 
for exports are issued by the Kimberley Process Office in the Department of Na tural Resources based 
in Ottawa. There are no further approvals required from other administrative entities for the issuance 
of export licences.  
 
8.  If an application for a Canadian licence for exports does not meet the criteria in subsection 9(2) 
of the Act, paragraph 9(1)(c) provides that the Minister must reject the application and the applicant 
is provided with the reasons for rejection in writing. Section 10 provides that if the applicant does 
not remedy the deficiency, within such time as the Min ister considers reasonable, the Minister may 
reject the application.  
 
9.  Import licences are issued by foreign authorities of the respective participants. Export licences 
are issued by the Kimberley Process Office in the Department of Natural Resources un der the 
authority of the Export and Import of Rough Diamonds Act . Only Canadian residents may apply for 
a licence to export rough diamonds from Canada. Although the system does not currently require 
registration of persons or firms, the Minister may make regulations respecting the manner of 
submitting an application, s pecifying the information that must be included in it and the documents 
that must accompany the application  
 
Documentational and other requirements for application for licence  
10.  An application for a Canadian licence for export of rough diamonds under se ction 9 of the Act 
must include the following information as set out in section 2 of the Regulations:  
 
(a)   The applicant's name and address in Canada and, if the applicant is a corporation, the name 
of the individual submitting the application on its beh alf; 
(b)   If the applicant is not the exporter of the rough diamonds, the name and address of the 
exporter;  
(c)   The name and address of the person to whom the exporter is exporting the rough diamonds;  
(d)   The name of the participant to which the rough  diamonds are to be shipped;  
(e)   The origin of the rough diamonds including:  
 (i)  If they were mined in Canada, the place and name of the mine;  
(ii)  If they were recovered during exploration in Canada, the longitude and latitude of the 
exploration site , and the place and name of the facility in which they were extracted;  
(iii)  if they were extracted in Canada from mineral concentrates that originated outside 
Canada, the place and name of the facility in which they were extracted;  
(iv)  if they were pre sent in Canada at the coming into force of section 8 of the Act, 
documentary evidence establishing their presence in Canada at that time; and  
(v)  if they were imported into Canada after the coming into force of section 8 of the Act, 
the serial number of e ach Kimberley Process Certificate that accompanied the rough 
diamonds;  
(f)   The mass, measured in carats, of the rough diamonds in the shipment;  
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  (h)  The subheading in the Li st of Tariff Provisions in the schedule to the Customs Tariff under 
which the rough diamonds are classified;  
(i)  The number of containers in the shipment and a seal number for each container; and  
(j)  A declaration signed and dated by the applicant statin g that the information contained in the 
application is accurate.  
 
Section 3 of the Regulations provides that an application for the replacement of a Canadian licence 
for the export of rough diamonds under section 11 of the Act must meet the following criteria:  
 
(a)  Be made before the export of the rough diamonds;  
(b)  Contain all the information required under section 2 of the Regulations including any 
information appearing on the Canadian licence that is inaccurate of has changed; and  
(c)   Be accompanied by the Canadian licence in respect of which the application is made.  
 
Under section 4 of the Regulations, an application to the Minister under section 9 or 11 of the Act 
must be delivered by hand or sent by mail or courier or by facsimile o r other electronic means  
 
11. Pursuant to subsection 14(1) of the Act, a Kimberley Process Certificate issued by a participant 
is required to accompany import shipments of rough diamonds into Canada.  
 
12.  There are currently no licensing fees or administr ative fees charged to applicants for the 
issuance of licences for export of rough diamonds from Canada. However, section 34 of the Act 
provides that the Governor in Council may make regulations to prescribe the fees payable for the 
issuance or replacement of a Canadian licence.  
 
13.  There is no deposit or advance payment requirement associated with the issuance of export 
licences.  
 
Conditions of licensing  
14. Section 6 of the Regulations provides that a Canadian Certificate is valid until 24:00 Greenwich 
mean time of the day that is 60 days after the date of issue. The validity of a licence cannot be 
extended. However, the period of validity may be changed by regulation by the Minister of Natural 
Resources pursuant to subsection 35 (b) of the Act.  
 
15. Ther e is no penalty for the non -utilization of a licence.  
 
16. Licences are not transferable.  
 
17.(a) Not applicable.  
 
(b)  The Minister of Natural Resources may make regulations specifying the content of Canadian 
licences. Additionally, pursuant to section 7 of the Regulations, every exporter of rough 
diamonds must report the export to attest to the accuracy of the information contained in the 
Canadian licence by signing the report and sending it to the Minister within seven days of 
Export.  
 
Other procedural r equirements  
18. Apart from procedures provided for in the Act and the Regulations, including requirements 
associated with inspections, record keeping and export and import reporting, no additional 
administrative procedures are required.  
 
19. Not applicable.  
 
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